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To nold, as it were, the mirror up to Newark is tne 
object OT tnis dook. Its purpose is to sno^v tne 
metropolis or New Jersey not as it was, ana not as it 
some day may be, but as it is. Witnm tnese pages 
tne city is presented, in word and picture, witn 
pnotograpbic exactness. Trutn is tne keynote or tne 
publication. It is a plain unvarnisned tale. In it fancy 
bas no place. It is a volume or racts. 

Witn tbem m mind, Ne^vark is seen as m a looking- 
glass. Its reflection as nere exnibited sno\vs it to be 
a good place in wbicn to do business. It also sbov,^s 
it to be a place in wnicn it is good to work and well 
to live. All tbat otker cities boast of, it has; and m 
muck tkat tbe great majority of them cannot justly 
claim it takes an unfailing and a pardonable pride. 

It Kas grown enormously, and it is still growing. It 
offers to business-men and to kome-seekers not a few 
desirable advantages over other cities, and to tkese 
men and women m particular, and to tke world in 
general, tkis book is respectfully inscribed. 








Ackno^\^leag^lents 

' I 'HE puDlisners or "Newark, tne City or Industry 

are deeply inaeDted to tne following citizens for 
information contained in this Dook: John Cotton Dana, 
Librarian Free Public Library ; Addison B. Poland, 
Superintendent of Public Scbools ; William Wiener, 
Higb Scbool Principal and Weatber Observer ; Morris 
R. Sberrerd, Cbief Engineer of City ; Alonzo Cburcb, 
Secretary Essex County Park Commission ; Louis V . 
Aronson, President Playgrounds Commission ; William 
P. O Rourke, Superintendent of Buildings ; James A. 
Berry, President Sbade Tree Commission ; William A. 
Smitb, Superintendent City Dispensary; Cbarles S. 
Smitb, Secretary Fire Department; Josepb M. Cox, 
Secretary Police Department; Rev. Dr. Davis W. Lusk, 
Presbyterial Superintendent; A. W. McDougall, Secre- 
tary Bureau Associated Cbarities ; Henry A. Cozzens, 
Secretary Young Men s Cbristian Association ; and 
Officers and Board of Directors of tbe Board of Trade 




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Foreword ..... 

Acknowledgments .... 

Board or Trade .... 

City of Newark .... 

Wonderful Growtn .... 

Public Buildings .... 

Public Parks ..... 

Public Playgrounds 

Climate and Water .... 

Police Department ... 

Fire Department .... 

Religious Life .... 

Benevolent Institutions 

Social Life ..... 

Educational Advantages 

Public Utilities .... 

Financial Interests .... 

Real Estate .... 

Leatner . . . . • 

Je-welry and Allied Trades 

Iron and Steel Products 

Miscellaneous Manufacturers and Business Houses 

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kGANIZED forty-four years ago, the Board of Trade of tlic City of Newark is to- 
day a potent factor in the welfare of the municipality. It has done and it is dnins^ a 
big work. 

rntranimeled hy politics, unswayed by religions beliefs, nnsul)>i(lizcd by trade. 
indei)endent of all "privileged interests." and free from corporation ties, it has 
moved, and it is nKJving, along the lines of progress. It has been said of the 
organization that niembershi]) in it is a badge of hcmdr. That is nmloubtedly (rue. 
It is on other grounds, however, that it. has been built up. and it is on much that is mure tangible that 
its reputation is based. It is known bv its deeds. I'v its work it has been tested in the crucible of 
|)ublic o])inion. It has been weighed not unce. but many times in the scales of public opini,)n. and In- 
day with a record untarnished by even a breath of scandal it enjuNs the CDutidence and respect mil (inly 
of the City of .Newark but of the entire State. 

.\lvvays ready to |iroiect the weak and ever C|uick to combat or to aid the strong, as necessity may 
dictate, the Hoard meets friend and foe with frankness and a never failing ec|uanimity. It knows no 
master. Cnto itself it is a ])ower. Working along broad lines it has ])ut aside jjrivate friendshii)s and 
personal animosities. It is swaye<l by neither fear nor favor and for the riglu. a^ it sees it. the 
organization stands with an unfaltering front. ( )nly as a body does it act. Its work, however, is so 
diversified that not a little of it is done by committees. es])ecially ap|)ointed for given duties, and 
serving without rennmeration. and through them the board, in its long and honorable career, has done 
much that is faudable and little that has called forth criticism. 

It has always represented, and it represents, much more than its name im])lies. Trade alone is 
not its creed. It stands for the city of Xewark. What is good for the nuuiici])alit\-. or hel|)ful to its 
industries or its people, the board upholds and urges with splendid and fruitful insistence. What is 
liarmful or discreditable it opposes with valiant fearlessness. 1 laving nothing to hide, it works always 
in the strong light of w'ide publicity. Its meetings and its offices are open to the ])ress and to the 
])ul)lic. Its records, its varied and valuable statistics, covering not only Xewark. but .scores of other 
cities: its trade rc])orts. and its many sources of authentic information on a great variety of subjects 
and places are at the service of all who seek them. Its officers and its committees are well known, and 
neither under the cloak of the organization, nor the veneering of anonymity, do they seek concealment. 
They and their time, and their s|)ecial knowledge along dift'erent lines, are available to all who desire help 
or advice. The board is a union of men in which there lies a giant's strength. It is big enough to be 
unafraid. It is great enough to disdain jjettiness. 

What the Hoard has accomii'lshed in the wav of good and what it has ijrevcnted in the way of ill 
would till a volume much larger than this book. Its history is indissolubly woven with the last Iialf 
century of .Xewark's progress. Often commended and sometimes criticised, it has fought and won 
many battles. Occasionally it has gone down to defeat but uneml)ittered by it the organization has 
marched steadily and courageously onward. With this steadfastness of purpose and its conservative 
progressiveness the Board was no mean factor in obtaining for Xewark a public park system that is 
unsuri)assed bv that of any municipality in the country. Through the same instrumentality the city's 
water supply of unexcelled purity has been protected for all time again.st every possible contingency. 
The Board brought about the deepening and widening of the I'assaic Ixiver channel at a cost to the 






i;(i\-ernnienl of $2,000,000. It claini.s ami it deserves credit for the present low rates for rail and water 
treights; it worked insistently for the establishment of the city's fine technical, vocational and manual 
training schools: it did much toward the elimination of grade crossings and the elevation of railroad 
tracks through the city, and it helped materially in bringing about the erection of the new and mag- 
niticent City Flail and the imposing County Court House; it caused the adoption of the plan under which 
ihe systematic paving of the streets and avenues of the city was made possible; it worked indefatigably 
for the establishment of the high pressure water system which has resulted in the reduction of the fire 
insurance rates: it was instrumental in the organization not onl)- of the l-'ree Tublic Library and the 
establishment of the playgrounds throughout the city, but in the adoption of a new building code, the 
apjjointment of a shade tree commission, the extension of the fire limits, the formation of a bureau 
of combustibles and fire risks, the removal of overhead wires from the streets, the improvement of the 
local postal facilities and service, and a score or more of other important public betterments. 

Another list ec|ually as long, shows what the Board has done in the way of checking improper, or 
at least inadvisable, projects. Through it and the co-operation of the press, anything in the way of 
municipal extravagance has been prevented. Its watchfulness and strength, backetl up by its indomi- 
table courage, and unfaltering work, has frequently obtained for the city better and more economical 
results in public undertakings, an<l through it schemes that have proved costly in other municipalities 
have been luade impossible in Newark. 

Always watchful of the present, the Hoard in its progressiveness never loses sight of the future. 
It and its comiuittees are now advocating legislation at Trenton, the state cajjital, and also at Washing- 
ton, that is designed to further protect or benefit the local business interests. It is insisting upon the 
adjustment of railroad passenger and freight rates, a reduction in express rates, better postal facili- 
ties to lueet the growth of the city, and a parcels post systeiu. It is in favor of luunicipal ownership 
and control of the water front on Newark Bay and it is advocating the adoption of a comprehensive 
plan for the construction of wharves with modern terminal facilities. 

The Board wants a dock and wharf commission to look after proposed meadow development, 
canal construction, and wharf improveiuent, and it is fighting for additional train service to and from 
Newark. .Also it is advocating an appropriation of $2,000,000 for a new post office and it is insisting 
upon a three cent reduction per hundred on all classes of freight to Newark as an oiifset to the cost 
of lighterage to New York. .\nd among other things it is strongly urging a comprehensive plan for 
the further improvement of the city as a whole with the idea of a Greater Newark, which, as 
proposed, will include much of the territory east of the Orange Mountains to the Newark Bay. 

With the prestige of its achievements and the influence and power of its growing membership 
behind it the Board regards none of its projects as being beyond the realms of possibility, or, in fact, 
practicability. With the purely academic it does not concern itself. It is a business organization, not 
a debating society, and with only business matters of one kind or another, does it deal. 

Its membership of nearly 2,000 is made up of the flower of the local business and professional 
ranks. It includes influential representatives of every industry and profession in the city. Side h\ 
side at its meetings and hand in hand in its work is the manufacturer and the lawyer, the lianker and 
the doctor, the caterer and the machinist, and scores of others. Individually strong, they are collectively 
well-nigh invincible. - Working sanely, and intelligently as a unit, after full and conscientious debate, 
they hold aloft the inspiring lianner of public good and in whatever direction it is carried the entire 
bo(l\- follows. 

It is this cohesiveness, this exemplification of the truism that in union there is strength, that makes 
the Board a power that none may defy or ignore. Always recognizing the fact that it is glorious to 
have a giant's strength but cowardly to use it like a giant, the Board has invariably proceeded with 
a discreet aggressiveness. Its record shows not one instance where it has used its power for aught but 
that which was good. Unafraid of the mighty, it has scorned to attack or to oppress the weak. Its 
objects being high it neither crawls nor cringes. At the same time it has never been offensively pug- 
nacious. Its unwritten motto is the "sqiiare deal" and upon that solid rock of professional, business, 
and social ethics it stands with unruflled dignity. 



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>ir«««« ■ -i* I over the world wherever manufactured articles are used or sold the name of 

; 1^ . ^^.^y ^l j Newark is known, it is a name that has gone on all kinds of goods lu all parts 

fiaS fcwii; ,,f ji^j^ universe. It is a name that business men and residents of the city sjieak 

with pride and with never a blush of shame. To them it spells hc^ne. To tluni it 

{■- the almost sacred name of the city that tiiey love. 

To thousand of others man.- miles from .Ww jersey. .Newark means ill- "City 
of Industry."' I'.ut it is nnich more than that: it is true that here indu-tr\ is en- 
throned; but It is not worshipped. Here business is king: but it is not the peo])le"s god. it is a tact 
that Newark is the "workshop of the nation;" but it is also the jilayground of its residents and a 
parlor for visitors. Mere there is work aplenty : Inil here jileasure reigns with a smiling face anil a 
|)rodigal hand. 

L']) from the city there rise^ the towering chimnevs of scores of factories : hut also there arc to 
be seen the lofty spires of many churches. Stores that are big with success cater to the people 
by day and to them theatres and other amusement jilaces ojjcn inviting doors at night. As there are 
homes and work for the rich and tlie poor so there is amusement for all. 

X^'wark is a city in which there is much to jdease the e\e and not a little to make glad the hcail. 
Its streets are lined with trees. Here and there it is spotted with hig and little parks. Its public 
buildings are massi\e monuments to the enterprise of the numici|)ality. Socially it is neither ])uri- 
tanieal nor contineutal. It is not "wide oi)en." It is not "closed tight." Personal liberty of thought 
and action is recognized anil respected. It is never i:ermitted. however, to become personal license. 

1 1 ere the ])eoi)le are content to live and let live. L'nwritten though it may be their fundamental 
law is one for all and all for one. Its business affords employment to many thousands of workers. 
Its enterprises and its ])ossibilities present alluring o])|)ortunities to cajjitalists. The city's jiride is 
keenly alert, .\lways it is ready to combat pi>pular indiliference or i fticial corruption or incomjietency. 
With jealous zeal the i)eo|)le guard the city's unstained honor and in its high financial standing, its 
opportunities, and its great ])ossibilities they take a justifiable |)riile. 

With its manv factory sites, its existing factories, its advantageously located business sections, 
its large, well ec|ui|)])eil and well stocked department stores, its nearness to New N'ork, its ready 
access to the labor market, its freL-dom from labor troubles, its many ])laces of worship, its high 
class schools, its theatres, |)arks. jilaygrounds. and other amusenient jjlaces, its jiroximity to coast 
and inland resorts, its well ])aveil, well lighted streets, its excellent water sii])i)ly, its government un- 
sullied by scandal, its fine climate, and its different residential sections wherein the dwellings range 
from low-i)riced model tenements to costly mansions, the city welcomes visitors. It extends to the 
home-seeker a warm reception and to the business man it is ever ready to otier a hel])ing hand. 
It asks no one to take anything on faith. What it is and what it has to offer is as an o])en book. It 
is a book that all may read. .\nd having read it, if those who are interested desire further infor- 
mation along one. or man\' lines, the Hoard of Trade is ready and glad at all times to sup])ly it. 

Situated in the northern part of New fers^v, the City of Newark is splendidly located for factory, 
general business and social purposes. With an area of 23.40 s(|uare miles it ranks fourteenth in jjopu- 
lation among the cities of the country and eleveruh in ]) lint of mamifactures. Its ])resent [jopulatioii 
is 363.000. 






Three miles above Newark Uay and eight miles west of Xew York, the city lies within sight of 
the Orange Mountains. Far enough away from Xew York to be in no way identified with that city, 
it is still near enough to it to make that municipality and its business and attractions readily accessi- 
ble. Travel to and from, and within the city, is made quick and comfortable by six railroads, the 
Hudson and Manhattan tubes and twenty-three trolley lines, all of which are splendidly equi])ped 
and eiificiently operated. 

What Newark actually is in a business way is plainly shown in figures. It has 252 distinct Imes 
of industry. In the aggregate value of its manufactured products it ranks ahead of thirty states. 
The capital invested in the city's manufacturing iiidustries employing ten or more hands amounts to 
$154,233,000. and in these particular fields of labor 59,995 operatives are engaged. The wages paid 
annuallv by these manufacturing establishments amount to $44,853,000. The value of the raw material 
used in 1910 was $120,907,766 and the value of the finished product in that }ear was $202,512,000. 

^\■ith fourteen' freight delivery yards Newark is daily served liy 254 freight trains. The rail- 
wav tonnage delivered in the city last year was 3,670,738 while the tonnage shipped was 1,047,489. 
Having a wharf frontage of ten and one-half miles on Newark P>ay and the Passaic River, the city's 
annual tonnage of water freights has steadily increased, until last year the total reached 4,718.227 
with an estimated valuation of $137,745,000. 

.\s a financial centre Newark (xxupies an enviable position. It is served, financially, by well- 
established, prudently managed national and state banks, savings banks, trust companies and building 
and loan associations with resources of nearly $200,000,000. The city is also the home of two big 
life insurance and three large fire insurance companies, and in it eleven department stores, 251 "dry 
i,'oods stores, 157 druggists, 1.569 grocers, 526 meat markets, 137 shoe dealers, 223 bakers, 611 con- 
fectioners, 98 milk dealers and a small army of otb.ers engaged in dififerent mercantile pursuits cater 
to the wants of the people. The city's professional life is represented by 451 lawyers, 416 physicians. 
143 dentists and scores of men engaged in the arts and sciences. 

That Newark ranks among the first of the important cities in the United States is shown by the 
assessed valuation of the property in it. This is now placed at $344,820,700. Its total bonded debt, 
at this time, is $26,471,200, and the total net debt is placed at $19,179,510. The annual ta.x rate 
per i.ooo of valuation is $19.30. In 1910 the aggregate municipal revenue was $9,527,588. In the 
citv there are ninety-five public buildings. The total number of liuildings of all kinds is 55.225. 

It is shown by carefullv gathered and accurately compiled vital statistics that in the city the 
death rate comjiares favorablv witli that of any other place in the country. The oiificial figures are 
as follows: death rate per 1,000, 15: excluding hosi)ital mortality, 12.12; births, 10, 28<;: rate per 
1.000, 29.6. The average annual mean tem])erature in Newark is 52.6. 

Nowhere in the countrv is there a city that can boast of a water sui^ijly that is more pure or 
more abundant than that of Newark. To the city from the far-awa\- hills and reservoirs there is 
delivered dailv by gravity 47.000,000 gallons nf water that is as pure as crystal. The daily average 
consumi)tion is 38.400.000 gal'ons. The maximum storage ca;)acity of the city's reservoirs is 9,092,- 
000,000 gallons, or enough to supply the whole city for eight months. 

.\dmittedl\- one of the best paved cities in the I'nited States. Newark boasts of 2o8j< miles of 
|)aved streets. Siime of these thoroughfares are paved with r>elgian block ; others are jjaved with 
asphalt, some with macadam, some with bitulithic and not a few with brick. Eighty-five miles of 
streets, in the outlying districts, are as >et unpaved, but each year that aggregate is being cut down. 
\\'ith several verv broad streets and a few narrow ones, the average width of the city's thorough- 
fares is sixty feet. 

Throughout its length and breadth the city is splendidly lighted at night. Its streets and ave- 
nues are illuminated with electricity and gas. To do this the city uses 124 fiaming arcs, 2.609 arc 
electric. 2,000 c. ]). lamps, 172 incandescent electric lights and 1.993 gas lamps. 

Its sewer svstem is a matter not only of public safety, but public pride. Up to date, the total 
cost of the ])ublic sewers has lieen $5,100,697. These drains consist of T/'^\ miles of brick and con- 
crete sewers, and 199]^ miles of j^iie sewers with 3,506 catch basins and 7.OO9 manholes. 







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\VONDERFUL GRO\VTH 

EWARK was founded in i6<^>6. Its liistory is divided vious decade and 33.2 per cent, for the ten-year poriixl 

by a student of it into three distinct periods. First ending with 1890. In i860 the jjopnlatiun was 71,941. I'ifiy 

there was the narrow, straight-laced jiuritanical village from years later it was 347.4rK;. That was at the annual rate of 

i(M) to 1700; ne.xt, the thriving factory town which rapidly //>() per cent. In the last twenty-five years the increase in 

developed into an industrial city of world-wide fame, and the population has heen 127.12 per cent. .Assuming th.al the 

now comes the "epoch of wonderful change, the era of the future growth in population will he in tiie same ])ri)poi tion, 

great Newark with well-nigh houndless ])ossibilities for the total in 1935 '^ estimated at 8(X),ooo. 
material, intellectual and moral ex|)ansi()n." .\s the poinilation has increased tiie industries of the citv 




CITY II.M.I. 



L'ntil 1800 the increase in Newark's population was 
slow. In 1790 it was about 1,200. Ten years later it had 
gained but little, but a quarter century after that when it 
was "humming with industry" its inhabitants numbered 
8,000. Slowly at first and then with an ever-increasing 
steadiness and swiftness the city began to grow, not only 
in population, but in industrial importance and public and 
private wealth. 

It is shown by official figures that during the ten yeais 
ending with 1910 the population increased 41.2 per cent, 
as comjiared with an increase of 35.3 per cent, for the pre- 



have grown. This growth has not been confined to any one 
class. It has been so varied that Newark to-day has prob- 
ably a greater number of diversified industries than any 
other city in the country. These statements are nut mere 
as.sertions. They are facts. It is easily possible to verify 
them not only by a visit to the city but by the records of 
the Board of Trade and the official figures of the govern- 
ment census bureau. 

What those reports w-ill not show is the manner of the 
city's growth. In the last half century and particularly in 
the past decade the city has iirospered exceedingly anrl 



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spread in all directions. Handsome public hiiildings have 
taken the place of the old structures; nK)dern. well-lighted 
factories. e(|uipped with up-to-date machinery, now hum 
in the industrial centres where not long ago there were 
vacant lots or rambling structures with antiquated equip- 
ment ; imposing apartment houses have sprung up in 
grandeur where squatters once lived in tumble-down shacks; 
palatial residences and one and two family houses of vary- 
ing size and cost are everywhere to be seen ; mile after mile 
of city streets have been paved and sewered and lined with 
trees ; churches have grown in number and size ; amuse- 
ment places have sprung up on all sides ; bank deposits have 
increased enormously and wherever one looks are to be seen 
unmistakable evidences of growth and prosperity. 

With the amazing growth of Newark its population like 
its industries and the output of its manufactured articles 
has become more varied. Its population is distinctly cosmo- 
p(_)litan. Here the natives of every C(iuntr\- under the sun 
have found and are finding a congenial home. Here, too. 
they are finding employment to their liking and here, also, 
thtv and the native-born residents are building uji l)ank 
accounts. Through the building and loan associations 
which have steadily grown in size, number and resources, 
not a few of the residents of the city have added to their 
own comfort and to the taxaljle value of the property in 
the munici])ality by building their own homes. These resi- 
dences are. for the most part, model ilwelling places and in 



the building of them the city has spread to the north, east, 
west and south with almost magical rapidity. 

Its growing cosmopolitan- character has made and is 
making Newark a veritable "city of all nations." Here the 
foreigner at once meets men. women and children from his 
native place. That this is so is indicated by a recent school 
census. Those figures show that in the public schools there 
were 17,329 American white children; 1,172 .American 
negroes; y,i66 Hebrews; 6,513 Germans; 5,498 Italians; 
1. 417 English; 827 Irish; 483 Scotch; 277 Polish; 257 
.Magyar; 22(1 Russian; 202 Swedish; 199 French; 171 
Canadian; 135 Slovak and a fairly large representation of 
more than a score of other nationalities, including Chinese, 
Japanese, Javanese, Finnish, Guavian, Syrian, Turks, Greeks, 
Egyptians and American Indian pujiils. 

\\'ith a varied population of this kind and the amazingly 
rapid growth of the city in all directions and in all fields 
of human endeavor — a growth that long ago outstripped the 
normal increase in the police department — the city is at all 
times orderly and peaceful. Serious disturbances and grave 
breaches of the ])eace are things unknown in the life of the 
municipality. 

"Newark." says a recognized authoritv and writer on the 
city, "has entered upon its third epoch, and the future has 
in store for it growth and prosperity the like of whicii past 
generations would not have s(i much as dreamed, and of 
which we ourselves have hut the faintest comjsrehension." 



PUBLIC BUILDINGS 



WHILE many cities in the L'nited States may have more 
public buildings than Newark, it is safe to say that no- 
W'here will finer structures of this kind be found. 

W ith its magnificent County Court House, and its hand- 
some City Hall, both of which are centrally located, the 
mimicipality has a jniblic library, half a dozen modern police 
stations, thirty-five fire engine and truck houses, a poor 
house, a public market, a City Hospital, a comity sanitar- 
ium for persons with incipient consumption, a board of 
health building, and many thoroughly equipped and up"-to- 
date school buildings. 

Occupying a conspicuous site on ISroad street, a few 
blocks south t)f the intersection of the two principal thor- 
oughfares of the city, is the Newark City Hall. 

It is an imposing granite and white marble structure, 
surmounted by a huge dome» Its foiw fiuors. Ijasement and 
sub-basement are occupied by the mayor and other city 
officials and departments. 

Constructed in modern Renaissance style, according to 

the plans of J. H. and \\'ilson 
Ely, the building has a front- 
age of 250 feet and a depth of 
150 feet. Including the site 
and the furnishings it cost 
$2,250,000. 

The money for the con- 
struction of the building was 
raised by issuing bonds for 
$1,500,000 and bv the sale of 




various properties owned by the city and not in actual use. 
The interior of the building is fine throughout. Its most 
striking feature is the marble rotunda and vestibule. These 
are of fine Italian marble, which cost about $100,000. In 
the decorations of the interior of the dome, high above the 
rotunda, about $3,000 worth of gold leaf was used. The 
chief ornamental feature of the rotunda is a grand, marble 
staircase, gracefully running up on either side from the 
entrance to the floor above. 

The sub-basement of the l)uil(ling is given up to machin- 
ery and heating apparatus. The basement is occupied by 
Police Head(|uarters, the I'oor and .\lms Department, the 
Superintendent of I'ublic Works and other city- officials and 
departments. ( )n the first floor are the offices of the Comp- 
troller, Auditor, Ta.x Receiver and other municipal officers, 
and on the second floor are the offices of the Mayor, the 
Common Council meeting room, the Board of \\'orks, the 
Law Department, committee rooms, etc. The Fire Depart- 
ment, the I'oard of Education, the City Engineer, the City 
Accountant, the Assessment Commission, and other officials 
and departments are located on the third floor, and on the 
fourth floiir. in addition to a few offices, there is a fine 
Document room. 

Probably as fine a building as there is to be found in 
anv part of the state is the Essex County Court House, 
which is located not far from the business centre of Newark. 
Its situation is such that it may be seen in all its white 
marble splendor for some distance from almost every point 
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Occiijiving a good-sized pint (it high ground, at the jiim- 
tion of Market street and Springfield avenue, the building is 
conveniently located not only tor lawyers, litigants and wit- 
nesses, but for spectators and visitors from out of mwn. 
Architecturally and from the standiwint of usefulness and 
convenience, the Court House represents the very best. In 
it are located the different county court rooms, the county 
offices, the grand jury room and the meeting place of the 
County Hoard of Chosen Freeholders. 

With well defined ideas as to the use for which the 
court rooms and each office were wanted, the building com- 



Law." "Slielter of the Law" and "Authority of the Law." 
t )n pedestals, at the sides of the steps to the main entrance 
to the building, are two huge figures cast in bronze. One 
represents "Truth" and the other "Power." The cost of 
this sculpture work, which was designed by .\ndrew O'Con- 
nor, was $56,500. In each pendentive to the central dome 
is a colossal female figure by Edwin Howland IMashfield. 
They symbolize "Wisdom." "Knowledge," "Power" and 
"Mercy." The large court room paintings were done by 
11. O. Walker, George \\'. ^^aynard, Kenyon Cox. Howard 
I'vle. Will .'^. Low and Frank D. Millet. They cost $41,000. 




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mission, having the construction task in charge, planneil 
its work wisely and well. With an eye for the beautiful, 
it not only had the building so designed that its exterior 
and interior are good to look at, but it caused to be placed 
in the different court rooms and other rooms magnificent 
oil paintings, and outside of the building nine handsome 
marble, and two large, bronze .statues. Those in marble, 
which were placed on the upper part of the front of the 
building, represent, "Power of the Law," "Reason of the 
Law," "Statutory Law," "Protection of the Law," "Assault 
on the Law," "Disobedience of the Law." "X'ictim of the 



To meet these expenses and the cost of building, the 
county issued bonds. The site cost $126,768.05 ; the 
building called for an expenditure of $1,773,712 and the 
administration expenses amounted to $40,340.96. The archi- 
tect was Cass Gilbert. The exterior is in the modern 
Renaissance style. 

Of the schools nineteen have been built, or started, within 
the last four years. In these structures alone the city has 
expended $2,700,000. W'ith these new buildings about 400 
class rooms have been added to those already in use, and 
in this way accommodations have been provided for 15.000 



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additional pupils. While the cost of these new buildings 
may seem, at first thought large., it is nevertheless a fact 
that it is far below the school per capita expense in Boston, 
Chicago, and other cities. In Newark the cost of new 
schools per ])n|)il is about $i8o. In Chicago this cost is 
$241. and in I'.oston it is $285. 

It would be hard to find, anywhere in the country, or 
for that matter in the world, a more complete or a finer 
building of its kind, than the recently completed Central 
Commercial and Manual Training School. The location, 



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and ]iurposcs of this school, which cost $560,000, are told in 
its title, but there is nnich about it that its name does not in- 
dicate. .Situated near the centre of the city, this building, 
with an unfinished fourth story that may be easily and in- 
e.xijensively completed when needed, i)rovides accommoda- 
tion for 1,200 pupils. In the building there are more than 
seventy rooms of different sizes, a large auditorium with a 
seating ca]iacity of 1,000, a gymnasium and running track, 
shower-baths and dressing rooms. 

In addition to the regular English high school work, pro- 



vision is made here for the study of domestic science, and 
arts, incluiling millinery, sewing, home sanitation, cooking, 
nursing, etc. To facilitate the teaching of these studies 
there is a model dining room, bed room and bath room antl 
a kitchen and ])antries. Otlier rooms are provided for busi- 
ness practice, typewriting and manual training, including 
forge work, pattern and wood work, sheet metal work 
and free hand and machine drawing. The machine shop 
is 100 feet in length. 

While smaller in size and scope, most of the other new 
school buildings, and not a few of the 
old ones, are similarly equipped. In 
them all there is an abundance of fresh 
air and light, and in all of fhem careful 
attention is given to matters of sanita- 
tion. The schools are so situated that 
few pupils in the primary or grammar 
departments have very long distances 
to go from their homes, while those 
farthest awav from the High Schools 
can easilv reach the nearest one in ten 
or fifteen minutes' ride on the trolley 
cars. 

.\11 of the new school buildings and 
many of the old ones are fire-proof. 
Amply e(|uipped with fire escapes and 
emergency exits, these structures are, 
for the most part, so constructed that 
the stairways are separated from the 
corridors by fire-proof doors and wired 
glass. In this way fire and smoke may 
easily be kept from the stairs and in 
other ways every possible safeguard 
for teachers and pupils has been pro- 
vided. 

Fire-proof dust chutes have been in ■ 
stalled in all the new and most of the 
old buildings. With a small door open- 
ing at the floor level on each story, these 
chutes provide a convenient method of 
disposing of all papers and refuse which 
is collected by vacuum cleaners. When 
collected at the bottom of the chutes 
this material is placed in bags and re- 
moved from tlie buildings. In the lat- 
ter are large stock and general supply 
rooms, and from them books and other 
materials are sent in dumb waiters for 
distribution on the ditiferent floors. 
Toilet rooms are located on all floors 
and in some of the buildings rest rooms have been pro- 
vided for the teachers and their young charges. 

All the schools are regularly visited by physicians and 
nurses in the employ of the city, antl in most of the struct- 
ures fully e(|uipped hospital or emergency rooms have been 
provided. In several of the schools "open-air" class rooms 
are utilized. These rooms are so situated that the entire 
outer wall is made up of a series of glass windows which 
may all be opened or separately closed as desired. Over 
them, projecting far from the buildings, are heavy stained 



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THIS I-KTLKE IS REI'KODLClil) l-KliM A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER AT THE INTERSECTION OF CUOAD AND 

MARKET STREETS. WITH THE FIREMEN's INSURANCE COMPANY'S BUILDING IN THE FOREGROUND. LOOKING 

TOWARD THE RIGHT IS SEEN THE THOROUGHFARE OF MARKET STREET WITH THE ORDWAY BUILDING IN 

THE distance; AND LOOKING TO THE LEFT MAY BE SEEN THE EASTERN SIDE OF BROAD STREET, 

A SECTION OF NEWARK'S BANKING DISTRICT AND THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSUR.\NCE 

company's BUILDING. 



glass canopies that keep out the hot sun and wind and snow. 
While most of the schools have large play-yards, some of 
them are also provided with carefully protected roof grounds 
where, in pleasant weather, the pupils are free, under certain 
conditions and restrictions, to make merrw 

To make the new school buildings as jjlcasant as possible, 
and permit the 
scholars attend- 
ing to assemble 
in a large audi- 
ence before the 
opening of school, 
and at intervals 
during sessions, 
when singing and 
other manners of 
recesses are en- 
joyed, the build- 
ings are provided 
with commodious 
auditoriums t n 
permit such exer 
cises. The audi- 
toriums are loca- 
ted at the base- 
ment on ground 
floor level wliich. 
in case of an 
emergency, makes 
a hurried exit 
possible and re- 
duces danger to a 

luininunu. That is not only true in 
these auditoriums are used by pupils. 




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the (lav time, when 
but it applies to the 
conditions at night when these places are given over to 
lectures and entertainments that are attended by children 
and adults, these attracting a great many people to the 
schools where high-class entertainment is oifered the 



public. These entertainments and lectures are interesting 
and instructive, and every effort is exerted to select the 
most efficient talent possible. On many occasions the lec- 
turers, to make themselves more clearly understood, pro- 
vide illustrated ])ictures which are shown on a screen, 
explaining each picture to the audience, as they pass in 

sequence. 

Most of the 
auditoriums are 
ccjuipped with 
stages and they 
in turn are pro- 
vi<led with cur- 
tains and foot- 
lights. In t h e 
majority of the 
schools the audi- 
torium floor 
slopes slightly to 
the stage and in 
all the new build- 
ings, except one. 
galleries are pro- 
vided. Generous 
provision for 
emergencv e.xits 
ha\'e been made 
in all these struc- 
tures. 

.-\s might be in- 
ferred, the sell! II )1 
buildings, both 
new and old, are substantially constructed. Thev are Iniilt. 
for the most part, of brick, and in many instances, with con- 
crete floors and fire-proof trimmings. Beginning with the 
new Central High School and going down to the oldest 
structure, these schools are regarded as a credit to the city, 
and in them the taxpayers take a i)ardonabIe pride. 




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Another public Imilding that is a credit to tiie iiuiniciiiahty 
is the well-equipped City Hospital. It is an immense stone, 
brick and iron, fire-proof structure, situated on high ground 
in the northwestern part of the city, and in it, under the 
direction of the Hoard of Health, a large staff of surgeons, 
physicians, pathologists and nurses each year take care of 
hundreds of patients. To it there is soon to be built an 
addition. 

\\'ith its training school for nurses, this institution also has 
what is to all intents and purposes a branch, which is located 
in \'erona, a near-by suburb. This large brick structure is 
really a country sanitarium. It is maintained bv the citv and 



addition to them, there are several large and two or three 
Day Nurseries. 

As the home of the First Regiment, the largest military 
organization in the state, Newark has that command's 
armor\'. This is a massive looking red brick structure, 
covering almost an entire square block, and in it military 
receptions, drills, fairs and other attractions frequently 
draw thou.sands of visitors. The Newark Industrial Expo- 
sition, held under the auspices of the Board of Trade, held 
a very successful exhibit in this building, for one week, in 
May, 1912. The exhibits were manufactures displaying 
Newark-made products. This was not only a success financi- 




ARMORY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT, N. G. S. OF N. J. 



in it persons suffering from incipient tuberculosis are re- 
ceived without charge and given special treatment in quarters 
and in a climate that are admirably adapted to the necessi- 
ties of their cases. 

With these two institutions there are other semi-public 
liospitals, conducted by church and other organizations, and, 
by reason of the fact that the city makes annual contributions 
toward their maintenance, it exercises over them, through 
the city dispensary, a general supervision. All these hospi- 
tals are thoroughly equipped and splendidly conducted. In 
each of them the city has a certain number of beds and at 
all times its officials are kept informed as to just how many 
cots are available. These institutions are St. Michael's Hos- 
pital, St. Barnabas' Hospital, German Hospital, St. James' 
Hosi)ital, Beth-Israel Hospital, Eye and Ear Infirmary, 
Women's and Children's Hospital and Babies' Hospital. In 



ally, but also from an educational standpoint. The armor} 
of the First Troop, the "crack" mounted military organiza- 
tion of .New Jerse}'. while n(.it so pretentious in size as the 
First Regiment armory, is commodious, attractive and fully 
equipped for the needs of both the troopers and their horses. 

One of the most popular of the public buildings in Newark 
is the Free Public Library, which cost $1,500,000. It is a 
large, handsome structure, so situated that it may be reached 
easily from any part of the city., and to it hundreds of 
readers, seeking either literary ]ileasure or printed knowledge 
go every week. 

The Library is imder the direction of a Board of Trustees, 
of wdiich the Mayor of the city is president. Its direct man- 
agement is in charge of a librarian, who is assisted by a 
large staff of capable and courteous department heads and 
employes. 



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TIic total luimhL-f oi l)ciiiks in tlie art, technical, lending, 
school, and young pcoijle's depart nicnts is 196,840. Last 
year (,1911) the total number of volumes loaned to card- 
holders was more than i .000,000. 

Seven branches of the library and si.xteen deposit stations, 
where books may be borrowed or returned, are located in 
different parts of the city. In the library proper, where 
adults and young folks in search of books or information 
are shown every possible courtesy and given all the assist- 
ance they desire, are well-e(iuip]ied reading and reference 



purposes, but they are completely and thoroughly equipped 
for the objects for which they were built. While one or two 
of them are white stone structures, most of them are built of 
brick, and all of them are not only good to look at, but sub- 
stantial and practically fire-proof. 

Located at the southern end of the city is the Poor House. 
This is an old but substantial brick structure, covering 
with its out-buildings and its gardens, more than the aver- 
age-size city block. It is in charge of a su])erintendent and 
matron, and is under the supervision of the Common Coinicil. 




MARKET SOU.VRE FKO.M MULilKKRV STRKI-.T. 



rooms and halls, in which from time to time art exhibits are 
held. Under certain conditions these rooms are also placed 
at the disposal of organizations, who wish to use them for 
meetings. 

Without exception the police stations and tire engine 
houses are all of comparatively recent construction. As one 
or the other of the older buildings that were devoted to these 
purposes outgrew their usefulness they were replaced in the 
same, or nearby locations, by other and more modern struct- 
ures, and with the growth of the city additional stations have 
been erected. The result is that all of them are, to all in- 
tents and purposes, new. They not only represent the latest 
tyi)e of buildings which are devoted to police and fire station 



The public market is located in the very heart of the 
city, and while plans are now being discussed for its im- 
provement, there is also some talk of its removal to a less 
expensive site, farther away from the business section 
of the city. The building is a two-story, narrow struct- 
ure, running the entire length of a long block: and 
flanked on either side and on both ends bv busv streets. 
In addition to a large open space which is given over to the 
use of market wagons and trucks from nearby and distant 
farm-lands, there is the long wide ground tioor of the 
market, which is rented in big and little sections to dealers 
in meats, vegetables, fish and game and other food supplies. 
The upper floor is used by the market clerk. 



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MARKET STREETS, SHOWING THE NEW KINNEY BUILDING IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE FOREGROUND. 
LOOKING TOWARD THE RIGHT IS SEEN THE THOROUGHFARE OF BROAD STREET WITH THE NEW NATIONAL 
STATE BANK BUILDING AND A SECTION OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE DIS- 
TANCE; AND LOOKING TO THE LEFT MAY BE SEEN THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF MARKET STREET. 




PUBLIC PARKS 



ORniXARU,^' when (Hie tliinks of an indnstrial city his 
tlionyhts present a mental picture of grimy buildings, 
smoke-filled atnios]ihere, ill-kept streets, and men, women 
and children in the garb of labor. In these mind pictures 
very seldom is there a spot of green, never a flower and 
only an occasional tree. Invariably the mental view is a 
charcoal sketch. Often it is a picture of soot and siuudge. 

Too often, perhaps, this vision fits the lamentable facts, 
but now and then truth paints the picture in oils. Then 
the scene is made bright with color. It shows parks and 
parkways, lakes, fountains and flowers, shady nooks, ((uiet 
walks, pleasing driveways, velvety lawns, athletic fiekls and 
bright faced, healthy children at play. It presents to the 
delighted eye a view of nature's own handiwork. It shows 
the unostentatious skill of the landscape artist, and in the 
soothing and alluring breathing spots the visitor, the weary 
traveler, the tired worker and his family forget the hum of 
machinery, the smoke of factories and the stern demands of 
grim commercialism. 

Newark is an industrial city of this kind. Its twenty- 
five parks are its pride and delight. Upon them the n.unici- 
palitv and county lias lavisheil time, money and care. In 
size these parks range from plots covering a square or tri- 
angular block or two, to green shaded, and flowering tracts 
of many acres. Two of these smaller parks are located in 
the very heart of the business section of the city ; others are 
so situated in different parts of the municipality that in what- 
ever direction one may go, through the tree-lined streets, he 
is sure to see one or more of these garden spots. Twenty 
of these parks are under the control of the city, working in 
this matter, through an efficient and painstaking Shade Tree 
Commission. The other five parks in the city are county 
property, arranged and maintained under the direction of 
the Essex County Park Commission. These parks are a 
credit to the city and a source of pleasure to the inhabitants 
as well as to hundreds of visitors. .-Xs compared with the 
parks that are in charge of the 
-^h^ Shade Tree Commission these five 

"^^^Mj^^ that are under the control of the 

^^p llfcc', county commission arc not only 

"^ much larger and more pretentious 

in every way, but of a much more 

recent oriirin. 




One of the most delightful and pleasing of them is known 
as Branch Brook Park. It is situated near the geographical 
centre of Newark and contains 280.62 acres. This park is a 
long narrow strip of land varying in width from 685 feet 
to 1,755 f^^t. The average width of the whole park is 
1. 175 feet, while its total length is 11,115 feet. In other 
words. Branch Brook Park averages less than a quarter 
of a mile in width, while it is over two miles long. The 
land and the structures that were on it which were subsc- 
(juently removed, cost $1,225,622.83. The park improve- 
ments cost $1,412,443.71. In it there are 4.25 miles of roads 
and eleven miles of walks. 

Under the personal supervision of the Park Commis- 
sioners and their energetic secretary, landscape architects, 
engineers and general park builders, the park which occupies 
the bottom of a valley sloping upward to its eastern and 
western boundaries was made one of the garden-spots of 
the state. In a general way it is made up of three divisions. 
The "southern" and "middle" divisions are connected by a 
subway under Park avenue, a public thoroughfare running 
east and west through the park, and under anotlier avenue 
further north — BloomfieUl avenue — another but smaller 
tunnel connects the paths and waterways of the "middle" 
and "northern" divisions. 

In draining and improving this property sufficient water 
was encountered to create two lakes — one for the "middle" 
and one for the "southern" division with a surface of about 
twenty-three acres. In the "southern" division a boat house 
has been erected, and facilities are thus afforded for canoe- 
ing and rowing in summer, and skating in the winter. The 
length of the water surface is about 4.000 feet. The "middle" 
division contains a wading pool for children and an athletic 
field of 14.8 acres for small boys. The "northern" division 
has been developed in a manner less formal than that of the 
others. It possesses many fine trees which were on the 
property when it was purchased, and which, unfortunately, 
were almost lacking in the other two divisions. A large 
plantation of rhododendrons has been set out in this sec- 
tion, and here, also, mountain laurel has been introduced. In 
this park there is a fine collection of English gorse and 
Scotch heather. In the northern division are tennis courts, 
cricket grounds and ball fields 41.64 acres in size. Through 
the entire length of this division runs a brook which is fed 



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by water iniinped from lliu lakc>. llcre also are the green- 
houses ill whieh are grown the flowers for suniincr use 
throughout the park system, and where every fall there is 
an exhihition of chrysanthenumis and begonias. The divi- 
sion contains 125.26 acres, of which much was given to the 
county by the following public-spirited citizens: William 
A. Wrighter, Charles \\'illiani Mc Andrews, Zebulon iM. 
Keene. Robert l*". BallaiUine and the estates of Peter II. and 
Jiilin II. r.allantine and 
the 1 'rospect Heights Iiii- 
] in ) veinent Company. 

( )iie cjf the pleasing fea- 
tures cif this park is the 
I'lallantine Gateway, at 
one of its eastern en- 
trances. This cost ^2j,- 
8<;5.25. It was presented 
to the county by Robert 
I*", llallaiitine, who was 
for four years, and until 
his death, a member of 
the I'ark Hoard. The 
heirs of the late Aaron 
Peck gave to the county 
a four-fifths interest in fif- 
ty-two lots in the "middle" 
di\'isi<in. The United 
.Singing Societies of New- 
ark in 1903 presented to 
the county a fine herdic- 
sized bust of Aleudelssohn 
on a granite pedestal. 
This iicciqiies a ])',ace in the "'siiuthern" division. 

That division is the garden of the park. On the eastern 
side of a large lake are beds of hardy flowers which present 
a continuous bloom from the earlv crocus and tulips of 
spring to the cosmos of late fall. ( )n the western side of 
the water is the concert grove and Ijand stand. Here also 
is a children's i)la_\-ground and sand court, and nearby is a 
running track, and athletic grounds for boys and men. For 
them suitable toilets and locker-rooms are provided. 

\\'ee(|uahic Park, another of the county garden s])Cts, is 

located at the southern end of the city. Its natural beaut\- 

and a great swamp wdiich was susceptible of transformation 

into a lal<e ini|)elle(l the ]>ark board to ]nirchase the land as 

a reservation with the belief that it would 

eventually bec^jme an important part of the 

county park system. The public was quick 

to appreciate the advantages of the tract, 

JKiwever, and the commission soon found 

that the use of it justified its development 

as a park. 

Its western boundary was originally the 
Lehigh \'alley Railroad, but in response to 
public demand the legislature authorized 
the acquisition of additional land extending 
the lines to I'^lizabeth avenue. The present 
boundaries, therefore, are Dayton street on 
the east. Meeker avenue on the north, Eliz- 
abeth avenue on the west and the L'nion 



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L'ount\ line on the south. This park contains 315.08 acres, 
and is the largest one in Newark. The cost of the land was 
$339,546. 1 I , and the park buildings on it called for the ex- 
penditure of $38,050. The improvements to date cost $267,- 
580.61. As a park its chief beauty is found in the rolling- 
character of the land and a fine sheet of water eighty-one 
acres in extent. In the suniiiier, boating and canoein.g are 
eiijo}-ed on the lake which also furnishes good sport fur the 

fisherman, and in the win- 
ter hundreds of skaters 
make merr\' on the ice. 
The lake has a large 
population of ducks, geese, 
and swans.' Athletic fields 
and tennis courts have 
been laid out in the park 
and in it a band stand 
has been erectefl. 

The special feature of 
this park is a trotting 
track on which in sum- 
mer horsemen hold week- 
ly matinees that attract 
thousands of spectators. 
The ])ark is said to con- 
lain the last 'vestige in the 
count\' of the original 
forest. On one of its 
knolls, then known as 
Divident Hill, represen- 
tatives from Newark and 
nearby Elizabeth met on 
May 20, 1668, to settle the (|uestion of ihe bdundary line be- 
tween the two municiiKilities. The name of the park is of 
Indian origin and is said to mean Deep Cove. The park has 
2.06 miles of roads and 1.25 miles of walks. It contains 
nurseries in which are grown most of the trees and shrubs 
that are used in the development of the park system. 

As its name im])lies. East .Side I'ark is located in the 
eastern section of the city. It is the first of the so-called 
"neighborhood parks," which were established by the county 
commission. The [lark is located in a thicklv settled section 
(if the city, and is iiitendetl as a resting [ilace for women 
ami children, and a playground for the latter. With an area 
of about twelve acres, it contains 1.5 miles of paths, athletic 
fields for boys and girls, a sand court for the little ones 
and a band stand. The land cost $1 17,792.64. The buildings 
on it were bought for $6,800, and the improvements cost 
$53,878.52. 

.Not far from that park is Riverbank Park. That ])riiperty 
was ac(|uired in response to a demand from citizens in that 
section of the city, and in obedience to an act of the legisla- 
ture in 1906, which was subsequently endorsed by the voters 
of the county. This tract contains 5.75 acres. Its develop- 
ment has not yet been completed, but in a general way it will 
conform to the plan of East Side Park with the play 
ground feature elaborated. 

W'est Side Park, the fifth of the county parks located in 
Newark, provides a breathing place for the people in the 
western section of the citv. It contains twentv-three acres. 



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In it there is a running track and athletic grounds, with 
snitalile locker-roonis. tennis courts, a band stand, and a 
|ila\gniun(l, sand court and wading pool for small children. 
I'art of the park includes some of the highest land in the 
city, and a broad esplanade along the western Ijorder com- 
mands a fine view of the eastern and western sectir;ns of 
the municipality. The land in this park cost $145,740.92; 
the buildings, $27,501.50. and the improvements $121,208.94. 
In the park there are 1.75 miles of paths, but no roads. 

Incidental to the parks of Xcwark are a number of 
large statues and several small ones. One of these is a 
massive bronze representation of Seth Boyden, the world- 
famous inventor : another is a statue of General "Phil" 
Kearny and third is one of Frederick T. Frelinghuysen. 
The latter and the statue of "Fighting Phil" are located in 
Military Park, near the centre of 
I the city, and that of Seth Boyden 

j occupit's a prominent position in 

j -'W Washington Park. 

t '•M In a small triangular plot, be- 

!S9rn^ tween these two ])arks. is a mag- 

nificent statute of the \'ery Rev- 
erend Monsignor Cleorge .\. Doane, 
/i^^^H^flH and in Lincoln Park, in the south- 

I'kw^^^ftV^^P ern end of the city, is a striking- 

looking grou]) of three figures show- 
ing a stoical Indian, his white wife, 
and the latter"s mother ])leading 
on bended knee with her daughter 
to leave her red-skinned spouse and 
return to her home. This statute 




was presented to the city by J. Ackerman Coles. In 
Branch Brook is a handsome bronze bust of Mendels- 
sohn which was offered as a prize by the Kaiser and won 
by a local singing society. 

Prominently located in front of the County Court House 
is an immense statue of President Abraham Lincoln. 
The statue cost $25,000, and was unveiled May 30, 191 1, as 
a dedication to Lincoln Post. The honor of presenting the 
Lincoln Memorial to the city of Newark fell to the veterans 
of Lincoln Post. The gift of their loyal brother was theirs 
to bestow. The generous and patriotic spirit of the donor 
is so manifest in the character of the gift itself, and the 
genius of the sculptor has made the bronze so eloquent of 
the spirit of the mart\red president, that there is little need 
for verbal supplement or emphasis. The statue, mounted on 
a massive granite base, was provided for in the will of the 
late Amos H. \'an Horn, a prominent resident of the city. 

Under other provisions of this will, there is to be erected 
in Washington Park a statue of General Washington, a 
model having already been submitted by the sculptor and 
accepted by the executors, and arrangements for the un- 
veiling will lie made in the near future. Still another clause 
provides for a .Soldiers' and Sailors' monument, at a cost of 
$100,000, which is to be put up in Military Park, which 
will total the number in this ])ark to four monuments. 

In the latter jilace is a towering flag-])ole upon which the 
stars and stripes are raised and lowered every day. This 
is flanked on either side In- large cannons, mounted on 
granite bases, which were in active service and figureil 
prominentl\- in many of the actions during the Spanisli- 
.\merican War. 



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PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS 

UXDER the direction of a board of I'layground Coin- It is likclv'. in view of the success and ijopularity of lliese 

missioners appointed by the Mayor, .Newark conducts centres, tliat others will be establislied from time to time, 
a system of playgrounds which atTord to the young and old in different parts of the city, and that in addition to iheni 



not only pleasant breathing spots, but places in which they 
may safely indulge in wholesome recreation. In the life 
of the city these playgrounds, su])]ilenienting in a way the 
municipal and county parks, form an always interesting and 
delightful feature. That they are pojndar and well con- 



new gynniasiums and swimming pools will he built. 

Officially the Commission maintains and conducts four 
])lay centres and three recreation houses. In a(Iditi<in to 
these it ojierates a dozen or more 0])en plots. lom])orarily 
converted into play centers, and several fresh-air camps, 




UOYS PL.WGRUUNU, K.VST .SIUK I'.NKK. 



ducted is demonstrated by the fact that the attendance at 
them last year ( 1911 ) was 708,916. 

In the oi)en sea.son the Commission makes use of many 
plots of ground, which have been temjxjrarily turned over 
to them by the owners. These lots are locate<j in different 
parts of the city and in them joy is unconfined. During 
the warm weather baseball games are played in these places, 
and in the cooler weather they are devoted to football and 
socker enthusiasts. 

In the last few years the Commission has conducted 
fresh air camps in and near the city, where school boys 
were given an opportunity of speniling a brief vacation in 
the open. Several of the playground organizations, com- 
posed of young working men, have camps at Keansburg 
and -Vavesink Highlands and other places along the Jersey 
coast. They and the younger visitors at the playgrounds 
have also formed numerous athletic and social clubs and 
dramatic organizations. There are, also, fife and drum 
corps, playground orchestras, folk-dancing classes, debat- 
ing clubs, first-aid to the injured classes, cooking classes, 
sewing and raffia classes, story-telling clubs, gardening 
classes and a young people's theatre. 



and from time to time it hires, in different parts of the 
city, commodious halls for special entertainments and general 
recreatit)n. 

In its progressiveness the Commission last year made the 
experiment of constructing and oi^erating a free shower 
bath for the residents in one of the congested districts. In 
order to make it immediately available, the Commission- 
ers hurried the construction work and within seven working 
days it was ready for use. The cost of it was $469.70. 
In the heated term that followed the completion of this bath, 
it was visited and enjoyed by 40,720 men and boys. This 
and other baths, that were subsecpiently built, were opened 
and are being opened in warm weather as early as five 
o'clock in the morning, and not infrequently in the summer 
they are ke])t open until midnight. In this way their ad- 
vantages are open to working men and boys not only before 
thev begin their day's labors but after their work has been 
finished. 

One of the chief features of this playground system is 
the s])lendid organization. Under the rules of the Com- 
missioners all those who make use of these recreation cen- 
tres, from tlie smallest children to thf married men, are 



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RI\i;k I!Ai\K PARK. 



organized into groups of clubs and classes. This plan is 
based on the idea of developing initiative and self-reliance 
and inculcating the spirit and the benefits of self-govern- 
ment. In each of these separate organizations there is, of 
course, a leader whose duty it is to lead and direct the 
others along right lines. Arbitrary action is not permitted. 
It has been demonstrated at these centres that good citizen- 
ship can be developed better in this way than through any 
other agency. This develojiment is the basis of the govern- 
ment of the playground system. It is making good citizens. 
During the day the grounds and recreation houses are 
devoted to the use of school chihlren. At night they are 
thniwn open to young working men and working girls. In 
them, at all times, no restraint is put upon the jaleasures of 
those who visit these centres, but nothing that is not clean 
and wholesome is permitted. In this particular neither the 




EAST SIDE PARK. 



commissioners, mir their representatives have ever had the 
slightest trouble. 

While the Commission has not, at present, any recreation 
houses in which gyninasir.ms might be built, it is their hope 
to erect one or more of these places within the near future. 
In them will be placed com]3lete gynniasiums and in all 
jirobaliilit}-, the latter will be put under the supervision and 
direction of competent instructors. The playground a])])a- 
ratus used at jjresent is of a simple, but serviceable kintl. 
It is at the disposal, under projjer direction, of all those 
who visit these ])laces. and by means of it children and 
adults are given not a little enjoyment. In the out-door 
l)leasures more attention is given to free play than to class 
work. In the course of the year many athletic events 
are conducted indoors and outdoors, under the auspices of 
the Commission. Social affairs and entertainments for the 
members and their friends are frequently conducted 
by the different playground organizations. .\ dozen 
or more enterlainments of this kind are given every 
season. Thcv include amateur theatrical perform- 
ances, concerts, dances and indoor basketball. One 
of the recent experiments in connection with the 
work of the F'layground Commission has proved an 
unqualified success. It was the renting of halls 
where young people might safely and properly in- 
dulge in dancing and where they may witness basket- 
ball games that are carefully conducted. This ex- 
periment has not cost the city one dollar. 

.\nother feature lately added by the Commission- 
ers, which has proved a remarkable success, is the 
instructing of children in many classes of Oriental 
and modern dancing, as well as calisthenic drills. 

There is also instruction given to various classes 
attending these parks, on tlie administration of first 
aid to the injured, which is often used to advantage. 



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CLIMATE and WATER 

ASIDE from every other consideration — its advantaijcs, L lulcr these cHniatic conditions business men and resi- 

its industries, its amusements, etc. — Newark is peculiar- dents have found Newark a good place in which to work and 

Iv fortunate in its chmate. I've, while there is always euoutjh change in the weather to 

Like other ])iaces in this country it suffers sometimes from furnish a topic for conversation in idle moments. 

the vai,'aries of the weather, but violent chanijes are the ex- It would be hard to find anywhere in the world ])ota- 

ception rather than the rule, and the climate, generally speak- ble water that is |nuer or more whoK-sonie than the suppl\ 

injj, is not only even, but healthful. which is at the service of the residents and business people 

That fact is indicated by the temi)crature as shown bv of Newark. Traveling through mains 3X8 miles long, from 





CLINTON RESERVOIR. 

official figures. In the ])eriod from 1843 until l8i)j. for in- 
stance, the average temperature was 53 degrees: from 1892 
until Kjii, the average was 51 degrees. In 1911 it was 53.2 
degrees. The range in temperature for fifty years, or more, 
since the local weather records have been ke|)t, has been from 
8 degrees, in the depths of winter, to 103 degrees, the latter 
being the record-breaking mark in the particularly hot spell 
of 191 1. As a general thing such changes as may occur in 
the temperature are far from violent and ill effects from them 
are seldom felt. 



ECHO I.AKi:. 

the watersheds situated in nearby couiuies. the writer. ])ure, 
cool and refreshing, comes to .Newark in abundant quantities. 
In the watershed, which is situated in I'assaic, .Morris and 
Susscc counties, there is an area of iiL-j s(|uare miles, and 
four storage reservoirs having a total cajiacity of <;,o<;2,ooo.- 
000 gallons. One of these reservoirs is called the Canistear. 
It has an area of 350 acres, a capacity of 2,407,000,000 gal- 
lons, and an elevation of 1,086 feet above sea-level. An- 
other reservoir is the ( )ak Ridge. This one has an area of 
,^83 acres, a capacity of 2.355,000,000 gallons, and an elcva- 




M.\COPIN INT.VKK 1).\M. 

From 1892 until 191 1 the average precipitation per month 
was 3.65 per cent. The total precipitation for that period 
was 47.07 per cent. 

It is to be noted that Newark has the full, frequent and 
healthful benefit of bracing sea-breezes, without the ac- 
companying excessive humidity of a seaside situation. The 
average annual humidity is about 73 per cent., with an abtm- 
dance of health-giving sunshine. The rainfall and snowfall 
are of a sufficient amount to be conducive to health. 




'A 



0.\K KIIXJE C.VTK lIOl'.Si:. 



tion of 836 feet above sea-level. The third reservoir is the 
Clinton, with an area of 423 acres, a capacity of 3,518,000,- 
000 gallons and an elevation of 892 feet above sea-level. 
The fourth reservoir is Echo Lake. This has an area of 
300 acres, a capacity of 612,000,000 gallons, and an eleva- 
tion of 892 feet above sea-level. 

The watershed, in its present condition of development, 
can deliver 47,000,000 gallons of water per day. As it is 
needed the water is drawn from reservoirs to Macopin In- 



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take (a small reservoir at the luwer end of the watershed), To prevent the pollution of the water, the Board of State 

vvliere it enters two pipe lines, one of 48 and one of 42 inch and Water Commissioners has adopted as a settled policy 

diameter, which carry it to the city. .\t present the hold- the purchase of all available land in the watershed and the 

ings of the city in the watershed amount to about 20,000 removal of houses and inhabitants from that territorv. In 

acres. This is 50 per cent, of the watershed territory, and the ,^S8 miles of watermains that connect the reservoirs 

nearly one and one-half times the total area of Newark. with the city, the size of the pipe ran,L;es from 4 inches 




i;Kt;oKsiiii-: UKUK, sorrii .mol'xt.m.n ki;si;r\ a rmx. 



In 1905, the water supply of the city was augmented by to 60 inches in diameter. The value of the plant is $18,000.- 



the construction of the Cedar Grove reservoir, which con- 
tains a supply for about seventeen days. This reservoir not 
only improves the quality of the water by sedimentation and 
bleaching, but, with its independent pipe line to the citv. 
assures the numicipality a su|)])ly of water in the event of 
a break on the ])i|)e lines leading from the watershed. 



000. The bonded debt is $13,000,000. and the amount in 
the sinking fund to retire these bonds is $4,800,000. 

The water department of the city is self-sustaining. In 
addition to paying all expenses, interest and sinking fund 
charges, it was able, during the past vear, iqii. to reduce 
the water rates six per cent. 



POLICE DEPARTMENT 



TAKING it in its entirety, or considering it from the 
individual standpoint, the police force of Newark is 
one that is not only well managed, but in every way efifi- 
cient. It is under the control of a non-partisan commission, 
and with the Chief of Police as the executive head, it has 
done and it is doing excellent work not only in the appre- 
hension of law breakers. Init in the prevention of crime. 

Situated, as it is, within half an hour's ride of New York 
City and less than one hundred miles from Philadelphia, 
Newark is not immune from the visitations of criminals who 
are driven from those large centres of civilization. In 
Newark, however, these individuals are quickly made to 
understand that they arc not wanted, and more frequenth' 
than otherwise when they in any way break the law tlie\- 
are speedily placed behind the bars. 

As it is at ]5resent constituted, the police force consists 



of 634 officers and men. (Jf these thirty-eight are assigned 
to headquarters in the City Hall and the others report at 
the six precinct station houses, which are situated in difTer- 
ent jiarts of the city. In addition to these men and the 
commissioners there are patrol-wagon drivers, matrons, 
c'.erks. and a secretary, bringing the department enroll- 
ment up to 678. 

In its operations the force is divided in such a way that 
under the direction of the precinct captains all the streets 
of the city are carefully and systematically patrolled night 
and da}'. Aside from the patrolmen and the roundsmen 
there is a squad of twenty-six moimtcd officers, including 
a sergeant and a roundsman. There are also seventeen 
bicycle patrolmen and one roundsman, eight patrolmen who 
use motor-cycles, and a large traffic squad, the members 
of which are detailed for duty at tlift'erent important points 



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in the city. Aiding tliis squad and the mounted policemen, 
the bicycle antl motor-cycle officers pay special attention to 
the regulation of traffic throughout the municipality, not 
only during the day, but, so far as the motor-cyclists arc 
concerned, at night. In the summer seasons, while many 
houses are closed during the absence of their occupants, 
special attention is given to these residences by the bicycle 
squad. (Hit of 917 residences that these officers had under 
supervision last year (1911) only four were entered by 
thieves, and only two were robbed. In this and in other 
respects the work of prevention is kept up to the top notch. 
At each of the si.x station houses patrol wagons are loca- 
ted and kept ready for instantaneous service. In addition 
to these wagons the department has two combination auto 
patrol and ambidance vehicles and in the near future two 
more of the same kind will be ordered, while next year the 
number is to be increased by two or three others. With 
these vehicles it is possible for the precinct officers to speed- 
ily respond to any call for help that may be received at the 
station houses. 



As in other jihases of their duties, the men of the de- 
partment are required to meet a high standard of proficiency 
in the use of their revolvers. In order to make that possi- 
ble they engage in pistol practice at regular intervals, under 
the direction of a competent instructor. 

The entire department is equipped with an electrical 
signal-service, connecting with the precinct station houses 
and police head<|uarters. In the operation of this system 
224 signal boxes, 54,972 feet of underground cable and 
2,643 ^^^^ of over-head cable are employed. 

That the city takes good care of the men ^f the depart- 
ment is evidenced by the high rate of wages that are paid, 
and also by the establishment of a pension fund, which now 
amounts to $45,000. Under the provisions of this fund all 
officers reaching the age of fifty years, and having served 
twenty years in the department are eligible for the pension 
list and for the receipt of a pension amounting to half pay. 
Provision is also made for the care of families of officers 
who are injured in the discharge of their duties. .\t present 
thirty-eight men are on the jiension list. 



FIRE DEPARTMENT 



W 



IT II the ver\- best of reasons Newark is immeasurably 
proud of its Fire Department. In management, 
equipment and efficiency it compares favorably with any 
similar department in the world, and in its pci-soniui it 
stands as a confident rival of the best. 

As in the case of the Police Department, the Fire De- 
[lartment is under the direction and constant supervision 
of a non-partisan board of four commissioners, with a 
cli'ef engineer as the general executive officer. Including 
the latter, a dejjuty, five battalion chiefs, one secretary, 
one clerk, one department surgeon, one veterinary, one in- 
spector of combustibles and fire risks, five assistants to the 
latter, and one file clerk, the department consists of four 
hundred and nine men. 

In addition to the usual trucks and steam fire engines, 
the department equipment includes a motor-driven punlp- 
ing engine, nineteen combination chemical and hose wagons, 
an aerial hook and ladder truck, a water tower, an auto- 
mobile for the chief and others for the use of the tele- 
graph, supply, and repair departments, and sleighs for the 
battalion chiefs in winter. Including thirteen held in re- 
serve, the department has 158 horses. It also has in use 
nearly 50,000 feet of hose. > and in reserve 2.400 feet of 
hose. Last year's pav roll amounted to $519,674.79. 

In that period there were 1.300 fires and alarms of all 
classes, a decrease of twenty-five from the total for 1910. 
On the property involved a total insurance of $8,881,408.23 
exceeded the total loss of $83,317.81 by $8,048,090.42. In 
these figures the building insurance over the loss amounted 
to $4,927,718.08. and the stock insurance over loss was 
$3,120,372.34. 

These figures and other data go to show the increasing 
efficiency of the department, and, because of this, there is 
a tendency on the part of large insurance companies to 
lower the rates, antl as well to look with favor on adflitional 
risks in the business districts. 



As in the case of the Police, the ¥hc Department has a 
pension fund, imder which its memliers become beneficiaries. 
The total receipts in this fund last year ( 191 1) were $141.- 
620.93. The disbursements aggregated $1 16.994.68. leav- 
ing a balance of $24,626.25. 

In the way of prevention much good work is done under 
the direction of the bureau of Combustibles and Fire 
Risks. It is the aim of this bureau to educate the people 
to a better knowledge and understanding of the dangers of 
fire and a needlessness of heavy fire losses. This bureau 
gives special attention to the sale of fireworks, and endeav- 
ors, so far as the city is concerned, to make the annual 
celebration of Independence Day safe and sound. 

One of the features of this Fire Department is a I'lre 
College for the training of members in the proper perform- 
ance of their duties. This work is carried on in the de- 
partment's reserve building, where modern equipment for 
training firemen in the execution of their hazardous duties 
has been installeil. With it there is a well-appointed lecture 
room, containing the necessary paraphernalia for use in 
explaining fire-fighting and fire-prevention. In this work 
the men. in classes of sixteen, are under the guidance of a 
competent instructor. 

It is by means of an elaborate, but nevertheless simple, 
electrical svstem that the department receives its alarms of 
fire from different parts of the city. Through signal boxes, 
to the number of nearly i.ooo. which are conveniently loca- 
ted on posts in different parts of the municipality, alarms 
are received at fire headquarters and from there instantly 
sounded in the proper engine and truck houses. 

This system is kept under constant inspection, with the 
result that it has never yet been known to fail, and no time 
has been lost in responding to alarms. In this matter the 
record of the department is particularly good and to this 
promptness is due, in no small measure, the comparatively 
small fire losses in Newark. 



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RELl 



Gidbs itrF£ 



?r».>i ^^g^y^ 



Nl'lWARK was fdiinilcil l)y the Church. It i: 
iKiw a cit\- in wliich the Church is an inlluen 
tial factor and one in wliich churches of nearly every denomi- 
nation are well represented. To them the municipality is 
liheral in evcr\ waw and throuyh them, nuich real gooil 
is being accomplished. 

It was in 1666 that tlie first settlers came to Newark from 
Branford, Conn. With them they brought the well-esiab- 
lished church organization which is now known as the First 
Presbyterian Church of Newark. This was probably the 
last eflfort in America to establish a theocracy. In those 
days it was necessary to belong to the church in order to 
vote. 

In the course of time this church changed its ecclesiasti- 
cal affiliations, going over from the Congregational polity 
to the Presbyterian form of government. Just how this 
was accomplished, or what led to it, will probably never be 
known, for the reason that the records appear to have been 
lost. I5ut the transition was seemingly made without diffi- 
culty, possibly because the original polity was a sort of 
Congregational-Presliyterian system. 

In Newark, for many years, everything centered around 
the First Church. ( )ther churches were gradually organ- 
ized, however, initil tn-driv there are in the city 175 churches 
and chapels of various kinds and sizes. Some of these 
chapels are very small ; and some of the churches are very 
large. The Presbyterian body, being the oldest, continues 
to be the largest Protestant organization in the city, with 
thirty-five churches and chapels. The Roman Catholic 
Church has grown so ra]iiilly in Newark, however, that 
it is now the largest bodv of Christians in the city. 

There are no accurate statistics regarding religious affili- 
ations in Newark, but the following estimate is approxi- 
mately correct: Hebrews, 50,000; Protestants, 95.000; 
Roman Catholics, 105,000; unchurched, 110,000; total, 
360,000. 

There are also a small ilumber of others that cannot 
be grou])ed in these divisions. It would be impossible to tell 
in this limited space all the work that is being done by the 
churches of Newark. They are all wisely and carefully 
conducted, and without interfering in any way with jiublic 
policies, they represent, in theory and practice, a standard 
of munici|)al dignity, fine citizenship and good-will towards 
men that is indellibly imi^ressed upon the people. 

Out of the Church have come most, if not all, of the 
charitable and philanthropical institutions of the city. It is 
the mother of societies for relief, of institutions for the 
needy, hospitals for the sick, and even of the schools. Here, 
as elsewhere, the Church has always been the friend and 
principal advocate of education. 





Aside from all thi^, the churches are contlucting 
well-organized and largely attended Sunday Schools, 
including a large number of handsome Parochial Schools. 
.\11, or nearly all, of the churches have social organizations 
of one kind or another, not only for women and girls, but 
for men and boys as well, and all of them are eager to ex- 
tend to strangers a cordial welcome and an ever ready 
helping hand. 

Not a few of the churches have made, and are making, 
special provision for the entertainment and recreation of 
their members. In some cases bowling allies, billiard tables, 
shuffle boards and gymnastic equipments have been provid- 
ed, and in others basketball courts have been established in 
adjoining parish houses. Another advance movement in 
religious circles is evidenced in the new interest which has 
been awakened in what is called "Social Service." The 
church, generally speaking, is now taking a new stand m 
reference to bettering ]ihysical conditions. The ^len and 
Religion I'orward Movement has given jjrominence to tnis 
subject. In Newark man\- of the ministers of the dififerent 
denominations are active in movements for the bettering of 
human coinlitions. 

A new and advanced movement among the churches is 
the recent organization of the Inter-church I'ederation of 
Essex County. This inckules nearly all the important 
branches of the protestant church. The aim is not to blot 
out deni iminational distinctions, but to find a basis for co- 
operation and united effort along the distinctive lines of 
work of each denomination toward the elevation of the com- 
munity in general, while preventing the overlapping of 
church activities in the same field. 

With all this the churches generally are giving special 
attention to boys and girls and young men and women, not 
only in a strictly religious sense^ but along social lines. In 
iddition to the regular Sunday services, special services or 
meetings of one kind or another are held in all, or nearly 
all of the churches tluring the week, and these, for the 
most part, are largely attended. 

The Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, .New Jersev, is one 
of the latest organizations in the city. It is located in South 
Ninth street, in the Roseville residential section, and is de- 
signed to supplement the work of the other hospitals in 
the community. Established on lines of broad humanity, 
this institution is conducting its work without distinction as 
to color, nationality, or religion. To it reputable physicians, 
other than the regular hospital staff, ma\-, under proper 
regulations and restrictions, send their patients and also 
treat them per.sonally. Co-operating with the Presbyterians 
on its Board of Trustees are representatives of other de- 
nominations. 



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BENEVOLENT] INSTITUTIONS 



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Al)\'A.W'l.\(i as it lias alniio; s(i many dift'erent 
lines, Newark has nut permitted itself tu stand 
■till ill charitable and sucial service work. It has been as 
proijressive in this particular as any other city in the country. 
The result is that in addition to the state, county and city 
agencies that are engaged in this work, Newark has sixty- 
two private organizations that are systematically devoting 
their energies and their money to social betterment and 
charity. 

In their work these organizations spend more than $800,- 
000 a year. In addition to that money are the expenditures 
of the city, county and state for Newark, which, on the 
average, brings the sum total of this annual expenditure 
up to $1,700,000. 

L'nder any and all circumstances the people of Newark 
are free-handed. To them no a|)peal for the neefly is ever 
made in vain. In voluntarv contributions and through 
entertainments they turn over to the charitaljle organizations 
every year nearly $400,000, and from beneficiaries and 
ihrough the sale of products these associations receive over 
$300,000 more. In addition to that the societies get $28,000 
from the citv treasurv and from other sources ; including 
interest on endowment funds, they receive more than $800,- 
000. Tlie largest returns from beneficiaries are received by 
the hospitals. Last year ( 1911 ) they got from patients and 
the hitter's families and friends, $166,500. 

In the course of a recent review of the work of these 
organizations A. W. MacDougall, secretary of the Bureau of 
.\ssociated Charities, of Newark, divided these private and 
pulilic agencies into nine dififerent classes, as follows: one, 
agencies for the sick; two, agencies for relieving families in 
their homes ; three, agencies for needy and delinquent chil- 
dren ; four, agencies for the homeless; five, agencies for the 
aged and infirm ; six, agencies for punitive and reformatory 
purposes; seven, agencies for the defective — the blind, deaf- 
mute, the feeble-minded, the insane, etc. ; eight, agencies for 
educational, civic and social punposes ; nine, agencies for 
religious and ethical purposes. 

Tlie vearlv benefits the people derive from these institu- 
tions are indicated Iiy expenditures for requisites in all de- 
partments. The me(lical charities, including fourteen organi- 
zations, spent $318,400 last }ear ; the fourteen institutions 
for the care of children exjiended $122,900 ; seven institutions 
spent $77,600 in caring for the aged and infirm ; five organi- 
zations for the homeless and the wayward spent $69,900; 
two organizations engageil in humane work exi)ended $7.- 
559; for fresh air work $12,780 was expended, and the nine- 
teen remaining organizations, covering many phases of char- 
itable and social work, spent $225,700. In these figures 



no account is taken of the money that was spent 
)ublicly or privately in corrective work. 

L'ntil within a comparatively recent ])eriod much, if not 
all, of this charitable and social betterment work was clone 
in a more or less haphazard way. Now. however, it has 
been systematized along difl'erent lines, and indiscriminate 
giving and work is the exception rather than the rule. Under 
this system every phase of charitable and social work, cover- 
ing the needs of sutifering humanity from the cradle to the 
grave, is promptly, courteously, and speedily lookeil after. 

This work embraces hospital service, medical service in 
homes, dispensaries and clinics of all kinds, diets, fruit 
and flower distribution, general and special provisions for 
incurables, for contagious cases, for convalescents, for 
maternity cases, for the care of babies, for food, fuel and 
clothing, for fresh air outings, for day nursery care, for 
legal aid and advice and for burials. In their operations 
these organizations endeavor to prevent cruelty to chil- 
dren. They also kee]i a watchful eye on the charitable insti- 
tutions, and upon the ])unitive reformatorv and preventive 
agencies, including the juvenile and other courts. To the 
provisions and institutions for the care of defectives they 
give special and close attentitm. Not tlie least important 
part of all this work is done by the educational and religious 
agencies which cover such a wide range of modern, every- 
day urban life. 

With the idea of fostering deserving charities, eliminating 
useless ones, and preventing fraud in work of this kind 
a Charities Endorsement Committee was organized some 
years ago and with the formal approval of the Board of 
Trade and other large organizations it has done, and it is 
floing, good work along its special line. In order to receive 
the endorsement of tliis committee, which the public now 
looks for before contributing to any institution or cause, a 
charity must have a board of managers, regularly elected 
each year, and made up of local people who are in actual 
control of it; it must make an annual report, including an 
accurate, proper! v audited account of all moneys leceived 
and expended, and it must be doing a wiirk the value of 
which is to some degree, at least, commensurate with the 
amount of money expended. 

The endorsement committee is opposed to the raising of 
money by means of entertainments that are arranged by 
professional promoters and it refuses to endorse a charity 
that pays an excessive percentage of its proceeds to col- 
lectors. Its endorsement was given last year to fifty-two 
organizations which show, in no small degree, the diversi- 
fied character of the work that is carried on for the wel- 
fare of this communitv. 



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1 Moroe, iorijjs. Fi^i^vjcileii 

2- Xevvark Orphar, Asylixn^ 

5 J-fcjTnefor Crippled. Cj^Jlclrej;) 

^ Bureau op\5>so(Liat<i.c[C^arities 

5 Uome-for A <(2,d[Woix)<2_-p 

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SI )l IAI.lv tlie city of Newark offers to tlic husi- \ 
iiL'ss man and to the home-seeker much that is 
(lesirai)lc. Its people, as a whole, are genial, free and un- 
obtrusively helpful. In addition to its church organizations, 
tlu- city offers to those who are socially inclined the pleas- 
uies and com])anionship that are to he found in the Y. M. 
C. A. and the ^'. W. C. .\. huildings. It also has seven 
theatres, several anuisement parks, large and small and 
always inviting looking restaurants, not a few big and little 
social clubs, a score or more of fraternal societies, a number 
of [lolitical organizations, some of which have their own 
club house, and several large singing societies. It has one 
large, and several small hotels and one of the sky-scraping 
'ir<lcr is soon to be erected. 

Situated not far from the center of the cit\- and within 
easy reach of any one of a dozen trolley lines and two rail- 
road depots, the \'oung Men's Christian Association build- 
ing is not onl\- a daily and an evening scene of wholesome 
pleasure, but a ])lace where boys and men find amp'e pro- 
vision for mental and physical improvement. The building 
itself (see illustration, page 48) is comparatively new and 
in it there is to be fdund everything a well-ec|uippe(l place 
of the kind should have. 

With a big fund that was recently raised by iniblic sub- 
scription the Young Women's Christian Association is soon 
to build, for the use of its members, an up-to-date home 
and there, as in the Young Men's building, provision will 
be made fur the mental and i)hysical advancement of its 
members, and also for their convenience and comfort. 

With the more or less elaborate homes of political organi- 
zations the city has the pretentious buildings of the dis- 
tinctly social clubs, like the North End, the Essex and the 
I'uion. In these club-houses congenial members meet to 
dine anil to indulge in the carefullv regulated pleasures 
that are j^rovided for by their governing bodies. 

These organizations, like those in other large cities, range 
all the way from the club of working boys to those of bank- 
ers and professional men. and in one or the other of them 
the newcomer is certain, whatever his inclinations may be, 
to find congenial, cordial companions as well as pleasures 
and comforts to fit his jnirse. 

Almost all. if not all. of the fraternal organizations in 
the country have lodges or branches in Newark. It is, 
indeed, a city where these societies not only spring up on 
all sides, but a place where they thrive to such an extent that 
on more than one occasion Newark, has been called a 
"city of joiners." .Ml of these organizations have lodge 
rooms and at least one of them — the Elks — has a large, 
handsome, centrally located home of its own. 

Lovers of music have the singing societies to welcome 




them. These organizations are not confined tn 
English-speaking ])eople. Some of them are made up 
of Germans and one of the latter, in a contest some years 
ago, wiiu and gave to the city the Kaiser's prize. Here, in 
this field, are to be found singing and instrumental societies 
that have been organized by the natives of Italy, Scotland 
and many other places, and here also are several first-class 
nuisical organizations of English residents. 

Like the club, the theatres of Newark are designetl and 
conducted to meet the demands and wishes of all classes 
of i)eople. They range all the way from the popular priced 
amusement places to the theatres where high class, elabo- 
rately staged performances are given by the leading 
actresses and actors of the world. These -.theatres are sup- 
plemented liy countless moving picture houses' and .by the 
amusement parks in the outlying districts, where dancing, 
games, roller-coasters and similar attractions are put within 
the reach of the most slender pocket-book. 

In addition to these places, where dull care mav be for- 
gotten, the city has an immense velodrome where the 
crack cylists of the world meet each other for prizes and 
glor_\' in races that thrill thousands of spectators. Then, 
at the other end of the city, is one of tlie finest baseball 
parks in the country, the home grounds of the Newark 
professional baseball team of the International League, 

While these places are located at the outskirts of the 
city, the trolley service to and from them is splendid, and 
ihe hundreds of men, wonun and bovs who patronize both 
the ball games and the cycle races find little, if any. trduble 
in reaching the fields or getting away from them. C )nce 
or twice a year the baseball field is given over to the 
school children for their field games, and on such occa- 
sions the grounds are crowded with the youngsters, while 
the seats are occupied by their teachers, parents and adult 
friends. 

Trolley parties to near-by suburban places, including the 
famous Eagle Reck, alTord means of social diversion for 
those of slender ])urses : while to automobilists the good 
roads make an irresistible apjieal. 

(Ine large hotel, situated on upper P>road street, not far 
fr(}m the Lackawanna railroad depot, and several smaller 
ones located in dififerent parts of the city, have furnished, 
up to this time, all the necessary accommodations of this 
kind. With the growth of the city, however, the demand 
for more hotel room has grown and, in response to it, at 
least one magnificent structure of this kind will soon be 
constructed. It is to be built on lower I'.road street, near 
the City Hall, and within easy walking distance of the Cen- 
tral and Pennsylvania railroad stations. .Xs in the case of 
the other hotels. trolle_\- cars will pass the door. 



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■yJ-^lOia CJubs 




I PROM 1KB N.T:^ ME,\VA:R,K CLUBS 



The Yoiiiil; Men's (_'liristi:m Association building is sitn- ( )ru' of tlic most int^.■rc^lin.^ courses in this series is tlic 

ateil within a few niiniUes' walk of the business centre of the automobile instruction. In this work each class is limited 
citv. To Newark's young men it offers the very best of to twelve men, and with ample equipment the instruction is 

made interesting, practical and vahiable. The course in- 



"clulHlom comforts." With every j^ossible convenience and 
e(|nipment, this $500,000 institution makes the ideal city- 
club for nearl}- 3,000 \niing men. Having 125 bed-rooms, 
it furnishes 200 men with an actual and a club home. 

To a stranger entering the building the spacious lobb\- 
and splendid offices 



give an unusually 
pleasant impression, 
and visitors are at 
once maile to feel at 
home by the cotu-te- 
ous secretar\' and 
his assistants. 

In the building is 
a s])lendid gynma- 
sium with a running 
track — twent\-tive 
laps to the mile — 
and a forty foot 
swimming p o o 1, 
which is filkd dailv 
with clear, spark- 
ling, artesian water. 
This makes an ideal 
attraction for the 
athleticallv inclined 
youth and in tlie 
w a r m weather 
many a hot and 
tired business man 
finds hrxiuMoiis com- 
fort in a noon-time 
[jlunge in the cleai- 
waters of the pool 

<.)ne of the feat- 
ures of this l)ranch 
of the Young .Men's 
Christian Associa- 
tion is its large edu- 
cational department, 
which last year 
(191 1) gave nearly 
900 men instruction 
along the lines of 
one or more of the 
thirtv-two dift'erent courses 



eludes instruction on the general construction of automo- 
biles, taking- oft' and putting on the dift'erent parts, includ- 
ing tires, taking apart and as.sembling steering gears, and a 
thorough ]iractical consideration of all the" other parts of 

an automobile. So 
poinilar has this 
course proved that it 
has been f o u n d 
necessary to mcrease 
the equipment and 
enlarge the shops 
twice within o n e 
_\ ear. A l present 
j.bout seven hundred 
square feet of floor 
space is devoted for 
this work. T h c 
classes are of two 
kinds. One meets 
twice a week and 
the other a?;sembles 
once a week. In ad- 
dition to them, pri- 
vate instruction is 
arranged to suit the 
convenience of the 
student. 

With all this the 
Association is de- 
voting a good deal of 
time and not a little 
thought to the out- 
doc ir entertainment 
and instruction of 
its memliers. Trips 
of an educational 
character are fre- 
quently arranged, 
and in addition to 
them, the organiza- 
tion conducts its 
own excursions and 
outings. 

The boys' depart- 
Thc courses offered are as ment, with 800 members, has a commodious suite of rooms. 




YOUNG MEN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION BUILDING. 



follows: Accountanc}- school, .Kero Club, for boys, Archi- which have been thoroughly equipped with everytliing that 
tectural Drawing (one and two-year cour.ses), Automobile appeals to the heart of a young man. In addition to this. 

the boys of the Association have a summer camp at I'due 



School (day and evening clas.ses), Boys' Business Prepara- 
tory, Business Courses, Civil Service (postal clerk, letter 
carrier, railway and mail). Commercial Law (profesional 
course). Common School Courses, Electricity (first and sec- 
ond years), Fir.st Aid to the Injured (for boys), French, 
German. Spanish (conversational). Glee Club, Mandolin 
Club, Mechanical Drawing (first and second years'). Mod- 
eling (for boys). Orchestra, Salesmanship, Shops, Mathe- 
matics, Tutoring (any subject), and Wireless Telegraphy. 



Mountain Lake, which is splendidly cqui]-)])ed for their 
comfort and recreation. 

The Association maintains literally hun<lrcds of small 
Bible groups and clubs during the winter season and ar- 
ranges for ])opular Sunday afternoon talks in the large 
auditorium of the building, which from time to time is 
rented to ])rivate enterprises and (|uasi-]iublic organizations 
for concerts, lectures, etc., which, as a rule, are well attended. 



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What promises to be one of the finest buildings of its the street. Steps from the entrance-hall 



l<incl in the country is now being built fur the Yoiuig 
Women's Christian Association, it. like the home of the 
Young Men's Christian A.ssociation, will be located not 
far from the centre of the city and will overlook Washing- 
ton Park, one of the small breathing spots in the city. 

The structure is to be five stories in height. It is esti- 
mated that it wi.l cost in the neighborhood of S250.OCX). 
This, with $50,000 
invested in t h e 
ground and a simi- 
lar sum for e(|uip- 
menl and furnish- 
ings will mean an 
outlay of approxi- 
mately $350,000. ( )f 
that sum $300,000 
was raised through 
]ioiiular subscription 
m a vigorous cam- 
l)aign that was in- 
augurated ai)out a 
year a g o. T li e 
structure is to ht of 
brick with base 
course of limestone 
and a decorative 
treatment in marl)le. 
The style is lo be 
Colonial with ( )ld 
Ivnglish features. 

.\cross the front of 
It at the second tloor 
there is to be a bal- 
cony, and it i> e.\ 
pected that the use 
of small ])anes of 
glass in all the win- 
dows will give an 
exceedingly home- 
like effect to the 
structure. 

In addition l<i a 
large swimming pool 
in the basement 
there is to be a large 
well-lighted gvnina- 



lead to a vestibine 
ojiening into the various tlepartmenls, including the offices 
and the library. Telephone booths and cloak rooms will 
also be located on that floor and there also will be a general 
foyer-hall with a great fire i)lace, in which it is planned 
to burn wood. 

.\rrangeinents for the location of tlie <ither rooms and 



partments 



have heen care 



ful 




.\SSO(I A'llo.V, .VOW C.VDRR CONSTRfCTIOX. 



made wUh the idea ot 
providing for the 
comfort of the mem- 
bers. ( )n the second 
lloor will be dressing 
roiiins, slxiwers and 
lockers, the office of 
tile extension secre- 
larii's and some of 
llu' elnb roiiins. ( )n 
the third lloor will 
be the general recep- 
tion i-oiiin, thi' com- 
ni i t t e e room, 
a women's cloak 
room and large lava- 
lories. .\lmost the 
enlire fnui-th lloor 
is to j)c devoted to 
till.' educational de- 
|)arlnK'nt. and on 
ihe liftli, or top llooi'. 
is 111 be tile Iniieli 
room with eiiungb 
tables to provide for 
J(x) diners at a time. 

The roof-garden 
will occu])y a space 
of about 60 X KXJ 
feet. The elevators 
sto]) at the top lloor. 
from which a llight 
of stairs ascend to 
the roof, where, in 
llie garden, will be 
provided many at- 
tractions lo make 
sultry evenings en- 
joyable. 

r h a t breathiu.g 

jjlace, however, will 

ill i)rovisiou 



vof.M; wo.\ri:.\ s ciikisi 1 \\ 
sium. an assembly 

room for lectures, dances and i)lays, commodious reception not be the only cool spot in the buildino-. Caref 
rooms, and a large, well-appointed lunch room, in which has been made for ventilating and lighting the enlire struct 
1,500 persons mav be accommodated every noon hour. 
There is also to be an attractive roof-garden, rest rooms, 
fitted nji with couches and other comforts, rooms for in- 
dustrial and educational classes, liible classes for teaching 
foreigners, committee rooms, social club rooms, cooking 
school rooms, kitchens and kitchenettes. Provision has also 
been made for a junior de])artment for girls under fifteen 



me. In addition to a large lighting court at the south side, 
there will be ventilating courts at the north side of the 
building, and for the structure there has been arranged an 
excellent ventilating system, that is to be o])erated by means 
of sup])ly and exhaust fans. 

The building committee consi.sts of: Miss Annie M. Gvvin- 
nell, chairman; .Mrs. Richard C. Jenkinson, Mrs. Edward .S. 



years of age. and for bath rooms and all sorts of accessories Campbell, Miss Jessie W. Fairlie, Mrs. E. C. Strempel, Mrs. 
such as cloak rooms, dressing rooms, etc. James P. Dusenberr\-, Mrs. Theodore W. (^orwin. Mrs. 

The entrance to this structure is to be on a level with I'ranklin Conklin. 



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Al'l\( •!'( )SI'".I ) new Imti'l is now l)cin,t; i)laiiiK'(l. 
Il is intciKlcil 1)\ Its pnimiiUM's In lie t\\ei\e 
stories in height, iip-tn-d.-ite m e\-cr\ parlieulaf 
and ahsolutelx' safe and tire-|iri nif. Tlu' name 
i.liat has been selecteil U<v it is ■'lintel St. I'.ren- 
dan." 'I'Jiat was tlie name of an nld Irish saint, 
who is said to have spoken of what is now Ameri- 
ea six htnidred years before its discovery. 

.\t the present time the largest hotel in the 
city is the Continental. This is the one that is 
situated on upper liroad street, near the L.ack- 
awanna Kailmad Deiiot. [i is an n])-to-date hotel, 
and well-ap])ointed. The service is all that cmilil 
he desired, and the general social atmosphere is 
that of a delightful home or a well-c"nilucted. 
refined club. In addition to the cafe, reathng and 
writing rooms, kidies' parlor and '"sketch room," 
in which man\- handsome paintings are to be 
seen, the hotel boasts of an e.xcellt'nt restaurant. 
I he living rooms are arranged singly and <'/; 
siiitr. with pri\-ate ]iarlors, bedrooms and baths, l-'mni most 
of them the occupant can get a magnificeiit view, not only 
of the city, but of Xew York harbor on one side and the 
imposing ( )range Mountains on the other. 

Probably the most pretentious restaurant in the cit\- is 
the Washington. Its location is ideal. .Mmost opjiosite the 
new .Shuliert Theatre and onlv a few blocks from the New- 




ark 
mid 



ter- 
Xew 



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nunal of the bast Line between this city 
N'ork. the Washington is directly across 




t'KorosED xi-:\\ noTi-:i.. 



coNTixr-:xr.\i, iioiia., kro.sd srkiiirr. 

the street from Washington Park. To it business men, 
with and without their families, go for luncheon, and at 
dinner time in the evening, and after the theatres have dis- 
missed their (|uota of pleasure seekers, the. dining room 
presents a gala appearance, while outside of it the streets 
are lined with automobiles. The service is well nigh per- 
fect. 

( )ther well-conducted restaurants, more or less preten- 
tious in their ecpiipment and service and ranging from 
eating places of the "quick liuich" variety to handsome 
dining rooms, are located in dififerent parts of the city. 
In them all the general rule is (|uick service, polite at- 
tention and reasonable ])rices, and in one or the other 
of them men, woiuen and children, whatever their cir- 
cumstances may be, are sure to get well-cooked, substan- 
tial food, at prices within their lueans. 

The same thing is true of the restaurants that are op- 
erated in connection with the amusement ])arks in the 
outskirts of the city. These places afford a means by 
which ]ileasiu-e-seekers may gratify the wants of the 
inner man without leaving the groun<ls of these resorts, 
and every day, and particularly in the evening, these eat- 
ing places are freeh' ])atronize{l bv automobilists and 
others. 

While the .Shuliert Theatre is one of the newest in 
the city, it shares the patronage of pla_\-goers with similar 
places of the kind. In the Shubert all the first-class at- 
tractions are jiresented, usually in runs of one week. The 
theatre itself is managed with scrupulous care and with 
;i nice regard for the comfort and pleasure of its patrons. 
Its appointments are modern in every respect and the 
general aspect of the interior, like that of the exterior, 
is most pleasing to the eye. 

Situated as it is, this play-house is easily reached not 
only from different parts of the city, but b\' residents of 
suburban places, and to it pleasure-seekers flock in large 
numbers. 

Much the same thing is true of the other large and 
small theatres, which ,ire located in the centre of the city 



judsii^i;- llic tutm-f l)y tlic ]);isl (K\-;i(k'. it is ivasdtialilc U> 



iK-ar H-dlloy lines, while the moxinj,' picture plaee-. that ilut .li"iSi'\i;' tiie future Dv the ])ast ileeadc 

the iiiuiiici|)ality. are so located that they can always count expect that these i)laces will not nnlv he a credit in an 
>n liberal neighborhood patronage. They and the theatre 




as well as tlie hotels and restaurants, are carefully protectt 

against fire. 

In their con- 
struction and use 

many things have 

been done to 

make them safe. 

In this respect. 

they like other 

large places in the 

city, are under 

the constant sur 

veillance of tin- 

hire Department 

and under the 

su])crvision of the 

liureau of Com- 
bustibles a n d 

I'ire Risks. All 

of the places ari' 
l)lenti fully su]) 

plied with exits 

that are easily 

reached, a n d 

many of them 

have their nun lire-fi.ghting ajiparatus for u-e in enlergencie^ 
In the winter they are comfortably and carefullx heatei 
an<l in the sum- 
mer the theatre- 
that are kept open 
and the hotels 
and restaurant- 
are ventilated by 
means of up-to- 
date systems. In 
a word, they are 
arranged rmd con 
ducted for ihc 
comfort, conven- 
ience and safety 
of their ])atrons. 
and in them tire 
department in 
spcctors have sel 
dom found any- 
thing that called 
for criticism. 

With the won- 
derful growth of 
the city, its ever 
increasing com- 
mercial business 
and its steadily 
improving transportation facilities, it is fair to assume that 
with each succeeding year other annisement i)laces. restau- 
rants and hotels will be erected to snpplv the demand. 



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iler consideration for 
ihe-e it is inlendnl \i 




w.\.siiix(.id\ i<i;si Aiu \XT. wasiiixi;tox it.ack axd r.uoAii siki:i;i. 



architectural way to the eitv. hut that they will jirove pro- 
titable enterprises to those wlm invest money in them. Thai 

is the view that is 
taken h\ those 
who cater In the 
entert.iinmenl of 
the public and to 
the wants of llie 
inner m;m. They 
predict not a lit- 
tle activity along 
thr-e lines and 
more than one of 
iheni has recentlv 
asserted i li a I , 
when the time 
conirs for t h e 
Ci Misiiiu'i i( in o f 
llie-e new places. 
i'apil;d will not 
lie lacking fur 
iheir erection. 

r(|uipnunl a n d 
scixice. 

.\long this line 
plans are imw un- 
everal apailnuiii -h(lu-^■-ll^(el^. In 
priA-ide high-class a]iailniriils of 
different sizes, 
restaurants, as- 
semblii's a ii d 

amu-cnunt h.ilN. 
and card rooms 
lor llie cxclnsivr 
n>e 1. 1' ill!' ten 
.inls ;iiicl their 
guesls. I'dr one 
ol these large 
-Iriiclurcs con- 
Iracls have al- 
r V a d \ been 

a\\;iiihd and ar- 
chitects are now 
preparing draw- 
ing- for two (ir 
three more. 

That a gre::t 
iiiaiu' peiiple ]ii'e 
fer residence in 
these apartment- 
hi lu-e - hotels is 
due to the fact 
that while re-id- 
ing within them 
they are afforded ever\- convenience ;md comfort, not to he 
found in modern family dwellings. There is an increasing 
demand for apartments in houses of this style. 



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EDUCATIONAL-ADVANTAGES 




\ 

NI'.W'ARK enjoys the reputation of having' jjublic _\ __ 
schools that are second to none in the L'nited ^ ' 
States. It also has the chstinction of liaving ennilled in them 
a greater jiercentage of the population than is the case in 
any otlier of the larger twenty cities of the country, save only 
lliistiin. In that city the school ennijlnicnt is tlie same as in 
Xewark. namely i') 2-t^ per cent. 

The enrollment in the Xewark evening sclmols is even 
more remarkahle. ai)proximating as it does, about one-foiu'th 
of the (lay-school enrollment. In this res])ect .Newark is far 
ahead of its sister cities. In fact, it is fifth in total enroll- 
ment in the evening schools of all the cities of the L'nited 
States. This extraordinary school enrollment is due to the 
excellence of the city schools and the manner in which they 
are conducted and shows the confidence that the ])eople in 
general have in them. 

The Xewark Summer Schools have been developed in a 
similarly successful manner. Organized in 1885 — the first 
in the United States — they have liLcn uniformly popular, 
progressive and successful. In them are enrolled nearly 
one-fourth as many jnipils as in the regular term schools. 
The kindergarten, established in Xewark back in the nineties, 
has for a ilecade or longer ranked third in the countr}' in 
the number of pupils. 

These facts all go to show that the j^eople of .Xewark have 
for years Ijeen deeply in earnest in making their schools the 
best in the country. To this end, expenditures for schools 
have always been generously voted. The total cost for 
maintenance for the year 1910-1911 was $2, kjij, 524.79. 
Tiiat sum does not include the cost of sites, new buildings, 
repairs, etc., or what in general are termed permanent ex- 
])enses. These items for the same period amount to 
$1,134,800.35. The following figures will show at a glance 
the size and extent of the Xewark school system. 

Population of Xewark, 1912 (estimated), 365,000. 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. PUPIL.S. TE,\CHERS. 

Day schools 61,000 i,540 

Evening schools 15.000 390 

Summer .schools 14-342 390 

School playgrounds 10,529 165 

Total 100,871 2,555 

■ From these figures it will be seen that Xewark pro\i<Ied 
for the separate and individual instruction in all branches 
of mamial, art and industrial training in its various kinds 
of schools of more than 100,000 children during the jjast 
year, i>r nearly one-third of its population, a ratio rarelv, if 
ever, ajjproximated bv any other city. 





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It has been the uniform, general policy of the 
Board of Education of this city, in recent years to 
locate sch(.)ol buildings upon sites large enough to alYord 
ample play space ; and in the case of old school buildings, 
without adequate ])lay facilities, to enlarge school sites by 
the purchase of adjoining property. .\s a result, most of 
the schools are surrounded by large, pleasant }'ards for out- 
door play and exercise. 

Tho new school buildings have all been planned in accord- 
ance with the most modern ideas of school architecture. 
.-Mthough utility for school needs has always been kept 
uppermost in mind, architectural beauty has rarely been 
sacrificed, so that Newark possesses some of the best models 
of modern, up-to-date, educational buildings to be found 
anywhere in the l'nited States. 

During the past three years there have been begun and 
completed two new high schools, costing approximately 
$1,000,000. These two schools are intended to Ije technical 
and commercial institutions. They have been e(|ui])po(l with 
the necessary slio[)s, laboratories, offices, etc., to carry out 
the most elaborate courses along these lines of study that 
their future develoimient may seem to recjuire. .\n a]i- 

propriation of $350,000 ( not including land ) lias been made 
for three additional high schools, the plans for which are 
now nearlv completed. In order to develop its elementary 
schools first, Xewark has heretofore been somewhat slow 
in providing for its higher education, but with the comple- 
tion in another year, of its four high schools, three of 
which will be new buildings of the most modern and ap- 
proved type, no city will be able to offer superior lacihties 
for high school training of all types, literary, commercial 
or technical. 

Xewark is likewise fortunate in having its own normal 
school for the training of teachers. ( )wing to the rapid 
growth of population from year to year, upward of 100 addi- 
tional teachers are required annually. To obtain this number 
of thoroughly trained instructors from outside the city — 
although Xewark salaries are relatively high — would be 
impossible. It is largely for this reason that a local normal 
school is maintained. In order that this school, now en- 
rolling about 300 students, may be properly housed and 
accommodated, so as to be able to turn out a highly trained 
jiroduct, a new building is being erected, at a cost, including 
site, of aj^proximately $400,000. The location is the Kearny 
homestead on Belleville avenue, an old landmark. 

It has been the policy of the Newark Board of Education 
for some years to diversify its types of schools, so as to 
meet the needs of all classes and types of school children. 
Hence besides the regular elementarv schools, and it^ high 




NKWAKK MiKM.M, SI IIImiI.. IN COIKSK dl" COXSTKICTK IN. 

and normal schools. Newark possesses a day industridl school truants and incorrif^ihlcs. niic of ilic^c hcinj; a farm nf \j-, 

for hoys from fourteen to sixteen years of age. This school acres with apjjropriate l)uii<liii,L;-> and simps wiiere sucli 

tits hoys directly for several of the mechanical industries. |)U])iIs receive industrial and aijricultinal Irainini;. 

There is also an evening industrial ( I-awcett Drawing ( )pcn-air schools for weak or anemic children, a sciinnl for 

.^chool ) for young men and young women, chiefly those tuhercnlar children, and schools for the hlind and for the 

employc<l during the day in the city's varied industries. deaf have all hecn opened in recent years and arc imnensdy 

In addition to these sclicob there are special schools for successful. In fact, the |)olicy of the lioard of I'Alucation 




CE.NTK.XL CO.MiMEKCI.XL .\NU .\IANU.\L JK.MNIXc; HIGH SCHOOL. 



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CLEVELAND SCItOOL. 

has been to extend the number and types of schools to its chihh-en and youth. I'lnvards of twenty school play- 
include all classes of children of legal school age. while grounds are maintained through the greater part of the 
affording each class of children the kind of instruction and summer vacation. .Many of these outside playgrounds are 
training most apjilical^le to their re(|uirements. equipped with the best modern apparatus. They are super- 
Xewark was one of the first cities in the coinitr\- to realize vised by a carefully selected corps of teachers who are 
the social and economic \alue of suilalile |)laygr(iunds for liberally paid. A school athletic field, comprising nine acres 




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WEST SIDE SCIKiUL. 




i:\Sr SIUE CO.MMICKCIAI. AM) MAXCAI. IKMXINi; IllCir SCHOOL. 



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suitably fenced and equiiiped with the necessary granil- 
stand, buildings, etc., is soon to be opened and dedicated to 
the use of all the schools of the city. 

For considerably more than a decade Newark has pro- 
vided free lectures for the people during the fall and winter 
months and during the early spring. 

These lectures and entertainments are now being given in 
twenty-one centres, and for the most part in the auditoriums 
of school buildings. During the present year — 1912 — 362 
lectures will be given at total cast of $10,000. 

The schools of Newark are administered by a iJoard ul 
Education consisting of nine members, each appointed by 
the Mayor for a term of three years. In the selection of 
school board members great care has always been exercised 
so that Newark has the proud distinction of never having 
had what so many cities have at times sufifered, a serious 
school-scandal. Nor has Newark sufifered from frequent 
change of its school head. In the sixty years that have 
elapsed from the time the schools were first organized, there 
have been in the city but five superintendents of schools and 
seven secretaries of the Board of Education. To th.is fact 
alone may be attributed in no small measure the progress of 
the schools and the unusual confidence reposed in them on 
the part of the people of this community. 

The appropriation for school maintenance for last year 
was $2,246,647.18. Uf this amount $1,314,463.52 was de- 
rived from state appropriation for the support of schools, 
and $932,183.66 from the local tax budget. For the year 
ii;io-i9ii the per capita cost for day schools only was 
$31.72, a sum not greatly in excess of most other large cities 
of the United States. Owing, however, to the unprecedented 
number of pupils enrolled in its evening schools, summer 
schools and other special school activities, Newark is com- 
pelled to carry an expense somewhat in excess of what it 
iithcrwise would have. The people of Newark, l-.owever, 
would be unwilling to cripple the development of their 
school system along progressive and acceptalale lines. 

In adapting the school system to changing social anil eco- 
nomic ci:)nditions, Newark has always been keenly alert and 
jieculiarly fortunate. \'ariety and diversity of manufactures, 
proximity to the chief marts of commerce and tr;ule, un- 
surpassed means of transportation, and other important 
local conditions have enabled the city to attain the material 
means and to maintain schools — private and parochial, as 
well as public — of a superior kind. No less important to this 
end have been the virtue, the intelligence, the industry, and 
the high ideals of Newark's citizenship. 

In a recent talk Dr. Addison B. Poland, Superintendent 
of Schools, said : 

"I doubt whether there can be found anywhere in the world 
a population of 365,000 souls more universally happy, con- 
tented and prosperous than the residents of Newark. By 
reason of increased facilities Newark has always been a 
conspicuous haven for the immigrant. In Newark the 
European immigrant of whatever nationality has always 
found ready and permanent employment at good wages, 
decent and sympathetic treatment soc'ally, as well as jioliti- 
cally — and what is of still greater importance — abundant 
and well conducted schools all the year round for his 
children." 



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usiness Ljoileg'e 

TME Coleman National liusiness College, which was 
founded in 1862, is this year celebrating its fiftieth con- 
secutive year in .Newark — a period of usefulness nearly 
twice as long as that of any similar school in this section. 

The present board of administration coiisists of the fol- 
lowing efficient members : president, E. B. Coleman ; secre- 
tary-treasurer, A. S. Disbrow ; principal, J. Kugler, Jr. The 
oiificers and management are all residents of Newark, and 
Coleman College is always spoken of as a Newark "land- 
mark." Mr. Kugler, the principal, is personally popular 
and an instructor of recognized ability. Me has been con- 
nected with the school for many years. 

The home of the college is one block west of the Post 
Oiifice, at the northwest corner of Academy and Halsey 
streets, where two entire floors, nearly 14,000 square feet 
of floor space, are used exclusively l)y the school, h'ach de- 




COLE.M.V.X X.\TIO.\.\L IRLSIXESS COLLEGE, 
II.\LSEY STREETS. 



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|iartment is e(|uippLMl with all needed modern appliances iuv 
making the conditions such as to expedite the ac(|uiring uf 
knowledge. The typewriting department contains more than 
100 typewriting machines, more than is used in an\- similar 
school in the state. In the commercial dejiartmcnt an elabo 
rate system of ofifice work is maintained for the bi.ncfit of 
those pursuing the business training course. 

The day school is in session throughout the entire year ; 
evening sessions are held three nights each week, IMonday, 
Wednesday and Friday, beginning about September first and 
continuing for ten months. 

The Coleman school numbers among its list of graduates 
and former pupils many of the most prominent and success- 
ful business men of Newark and vicinity. During the year 
191 1, more than 1,200 calls for help were received by the 
school, which shows very conclusively the high regard in 
which the school is held. 

The school issues a handsome catalogue which will be 
mailed to those making ajiplication. 



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THE Xcwark I'.iisiness Collcjic was founded in 1881 wilh 
the basic principle of honesty and work well done. How 
well it has stood the test is a matter of common knowledge. 
For many years after its inception it was under the direct 
personal charge of W. W. Winner, one of Newark's most 
widely known and best loved citizens. During the period of 
his supervision, it developed from a small but good school 
into one of the largest and most highly efficient schools in 
this section of the country. Following his death in i(/)8, the 
school was incor])oratcd, with his estate holding the control- 
ling interest. Its standard has been maintained through this 
])eriod of reconstruction, and w itb high ideals, conscientious 
motives and the personal interest oi the student always a 
vital factor, its friends and patrons can have the satisfaction 



mg the best oi)portunit\ for projier ventilation, while the 
night school is lighted by the well known tungsten electric 
lamps which furnish the nearest approach to dayH.^ln known 
to science. This is without doubt the best liglited and liest 
ventilated school in Newark. 

Tile day school begins on the Tuesday of ."^eiilember fol- 
lowing Labor Day aufl is open throughout the vear. 

The evening school iiegins the first Tucsiiay in SejiteinlKr. 
Sessions are held from 7.15 1'. M.. toi).i5 I'. .\1. on .Monda\, 
Tuesday, and Thursday of each week. 

It is often said the success of a school is nie;i--ured bv 
the success of its graduates, i;ut another essenti;il element is 
the confidence reposed in it by the l)usiness ])ublic. Tliis the 
Newark iUisiness College has to a marked degree. 




.\i;W.\RK liL'iJI.NESS COLLliUIi, IIALSKV .\XI) W.XKKK.X STREETS. 



of knowmg that it still, as in the past, merits the ai)|)ellatiou 
of "Newark's Leading liusincss School." 

The Newark Business College is located at the corner of 
Halsey and Warren streets, adjoining the Y. M. C. .\. with- 
in easy access of the business center of the city. It is one 
block from Broad street and two blocks from Market street, 
making it convenient of access to all local and suburban car 
lines. It is also within easy walking distance of the various 
railroad stations which is of special advantage to those out- 
of-town students who use the trains in going to and from the 
school. The school has two entrances, one on Warren street 
and the other at 105 Halsey street, thus affording convenient 
and easy means of ingress and egress. 

The day school receives light from four sides thus afford- 



The .\dministration .Staff is : Alton H. Perry, president ; 
M\ra L. Winner, vice-president: I->iiest W. Schlee. secre- 
tary: Medley !•". Bragwin, regi.strar : I'Vank II. .Shoemaker, 
representative : W. Gillx-rt Condit. rei)resentative. 

Mr. .Alton II. Perry, president of the College, has been 
engaged in commercial school training for the past ten years, 
is thoroughly familiar with both private and public school 
conditions, and is known as an educator of high ideals. He 
is a member of the Eastern Commercial Teachers' .Associa- 
tion, and of the National Commercial Teacher's Federation, 
two of the largest educational organizations in this country. 
It is due to the patient efforts of such men as Mr. Perry, that 
private business and shorthanfl schools are sincere in their 
purpose, and as such maintain such high-grade courses. 



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LITIES 



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TRANSIT )R TATK ).\ faciliti^-N are as necessary 
tnr ilic i^rowth and (levelo]:)ment of a citv as tlie 
arteries of the human system are essential t(i the lieahh an 
well-hein^" of the ])copIe who comprise the nnniicipalit\'s in- 
hahilanls. W ilhDUt means for transferring; its citizens to 
anil fni within and without its h(_)rders ; for hrini;iii<r in its 
needed sn|iplies and shi])ping its ])rodiicts to the markets of 
the wiirld, a city cimld not long exist. It would lie imahle to 
keep ste]) in the march of progress and any halting along such 
a route would he fatal to its prosjjects. It would he passed 
liy mure enterprising cijmmunities, and acquire a reputa- 
linii as such an undesirable place that new industries wouM 
shun it; business and commerce would avoid it and home- 
seekers would give it a wide berth. 

llai)pily for its present, and as an indication of the cer- 
tainty of its future greatness, Newark is abundantlv 
equi])ped with the modern means of moving freight. f)oth 
animate and inanimate. With a frontage on Newark Liay 
and the I'assaic River extending for more than ten miles, 
along the entire length of which can be constructed wharfs 
and terminals, with an available channel three hundred 
feet in width and twenty feet in depth, leading to New 
^'ork liay, a few miles distant, Newark is in realitv a sea- 
port. Without changing bottoms its raw material can be 
l.)r(.)Ught from any port in the world and its commerce 
can be carried, in like manner, over the seven seas. 
- ( )f trunk line railroads .Newark has five — the Pennsylva- 
nia, Lackawaima. Lehigh \'alley, Erie and New Jersey 
Central, the latter a part of the Reading system. These 
roads connect the city with every section of the countr\-. 
\\ est, .SoiUh. North and East, providing exceptional facili- 
ties tnr freight and passenger traffic. Combined, the five 
railroads (i|)erate 846 passenger trains dail\-, to and through 
Newark-, and the freight service requires 254 trains. There 
are twelve passenger stations within the cotifines of the cit\- 
and for the convenience of the merchants and manufactur- 
ers fourteen freight delivery yaj'ds are maintained. 

In addition to the steam roads, the Hudson and Manhattan 
Railroad, which operates the tubes imder the Iludson Ri\er 
has, by arrangement with the Pennsylvania, extended its 
service to .Newark. ' liy means of this route the citv has a 
direct line to the business and financial centre of New York 
City. Dm-ing the day trains are run every few minutes and 
make the tri]) between the two cities in eighteen minutes, st) 
that Newark is brought closer, in ])(iiut of time, to the heart 
of Cirea'.er .New N'ork, than are Harlem. The iSronx and sec- 
tions ot llrooklyu. The value to Newark of this service 
is becoming ninre and more a|)i)arenl every da\ , and mi all 
sides it is agreed that it will be of inestimable benefit In the 
city and the iniblic in general as the vears go li\'. 



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(Jf urban and iiiter-nrlian street railwa\s Newark 
has a cnnqireheiisive system, operated by I'ulilic 
Service Railway Company. The trackage in tlu city itself 
Clivers mi.ire than mie hundred miles and the lines radiate 
to cities and towns in all directions. Through service is 
maintained to Passaic and I'atersnn mi the North, to Jersey 
Citv, with connections to lloliokeii and luU'oniie to the I'last, 
to the ( Iranges and the sulmrlian towns to the West and to 
Elizabeth to the South with ciuniectioiis to I'lainheld, Rail- 
way. Perth .\nilio\- and .New Rruiiswick, and inter-urban 
service thence to Trentmi and I'amden. 

In the Esse.x l)i\-ision of the Company's system, wdiich 
comprises Newark and the outlying territory, t\veni\ -seven 
lines of cars are operated. ISesides the people of the city 
itself, these cars serve the residents of East Orange, Orange, 
West ( Jrange. South ( )range, Jrvington, Harrison, Kearny. 
East Newark. r)elleville. .Nutlew Bloomfield, Glen Ridge. 
Alontclair, N'eri.ina. The Caldwells and Essex b'ells. So 
frequent is the service and si.i rapidl_\- are the distances cov- 
ered that the trollc)- lines virtuallv tie all of these com- 
munities together and, except for municipal bi.iundary lines, 
combine them all in one great cit_\' of 5(15,000 souls, of 
wdiich Newark propci- is the heart. It is by means of the 
trolleys, with an almost universal five-cent fare in the Essex 
Division, that thousands of the busy workers in the city are 
enabled to live away from the congested districts and yet 
have their homes within ea.sy access of their places of 
business or employment. It is the trolley car. also, that 
gives Newark much of its ])restige as a shopping centre, by 
carrying to the doors of the great stores the thi.iusands of 
buyers from its suburban territory. 

Closely related to a city's trans])ortation facilities, from 
the view])oint of the maunfactnrer and merchant, are its 
possibilities in the way of (jroviding gas and electricity for 
power or fuel to be used in the transformation of raw ma- 
terials into finished products and the handling and distri- 
bution of the same to the consumers. In both these re- 
spects Newark compares favorably with an\ other city in 
the countrw all things considered. .Kn alnindant supplv of 
both electrical energy and artificial gas is furnished by 
Public Service Electric Company and Public Service Gas 
C'ompaiiy respectively. The .service is dependable and the 
rates low as is evidenced by the fact that ever}' year wit- 
nesses the substitution of either or both of these mediums in 
scores of big and little estalilishmeuts in difFerent parts 
of the iiumici]iality which formerly relied entirely upon 
steam |)lants for ]iower. Aside from economic aspects the 
effect of the changes are noted in tlv.- iliminution of the 
soft coal sniok-e nuisance and in the corresponding im- 
]irovement in the hygienic condition of the city. 



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Not tlie least impurtaiit uf tin.- transportation 
facilities nf the city is atTurdcd In the Passaic 
river and. in cunnection with it. Newark bay. 

.\liing the shores of the river are many large 
and progressive business i)laces witii their pri- 
vate docks, and to and from them lunidrcds of 
tons of freight are moved every year. .Xjjpre- 
ciating that fact and realizing the river ijossibili- 
ties. so far as trade is concerned, the I'.oard of 
Trade has long been actively and effectively en 
gaged in the work of bringing al)out an improve- 
ment of the stream and of the bay. 

Agitation for a new ami deeper channel for the 
i'assaic was started in 1868. l-'our years later 
the first survey was made for a ten-foot channel 
at low water. Siibsec|iiently the Committee on 
River and Navigation obtained I'edcral a])pro- 
jiriations to defray the cost of removing depos- 
its and to fnrther dee]).'n the channel. Alto- 
gether nearly Sj. 300.000 have been obtained 
from the govirnnunt and exjicnded in the im- 
l)rovenicnt of thf river and bay. .\s a result m-; 

there is now a deeper channel al'owing nearly 
twenty feet at high water nj) to a point about o])])osite the 
centre of the cit\. and nnder a new order for an additional 





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..\\\ AKi:. i.AiKAWANNA \ wi-:sii;kn k \ii i;o \ii siaimox, 

surve\'. it is likely thai the channel will he deepened so thai 
a vessel drawing twenty-four feel may |)ass up the river. 

With these im])rovements and ilie ordinary 
growth of business, the tonnage on tlu- ri\er has 
steadil)' increased, the average heins, about 25% 
for each decade and 40'/^ f'"" <' jieriod from ii)nn 
to i<;io. .\s the city has increased in size ami 
])ros|ierit\ . the ri\er and lri\- il(ick-h"i>nts have 
become more and more valuable, and thai this 
will continue to be sn i-. certain. 

.\s a means of lurllier ini])riiving the rix'er and 

increasing its usefulness, work has now been 

>tarteil on an intercepting sewer which is to take 

|^=||^ from the stream the sewage wliii'li is now hc- 

jj^^^P ing emptied into it. It is estimated that this 

^^^^ work will cost $11,250,000. and it is ihouglil llial 

it will be eMni|ileled in abnul four vears. I In- 

ex])en>e is to be borne Iiy liftein numicipalities. 




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FINANCI 



Nl'.WARK i).-cui)ies a L-un--])icuiiu> |ilace as a 
tinaiicial center. In this particular tielil it has 
nine national banks, nine trust companies, including the 
l-'idelity. which is the hirgL'st in the state, and five savings 
hanks, among the latter being the Howard, which is the 
biggest in^titution of its kind in Xew Jersey. 

What these banks are doing and how they stand, is best 
sliown by the figures taken from their recent statement. ( )n 
Januarv i, igi2. their comljined capital amounted to more 
than $28,000,000. and their total resources exceeded $140,- 
000.000. At that time the\- had on deposit, from nearly 200.- 
000 ilepositors. a total of $120,000,000. Their total loans 
then exceeded $70,000,000. 

While cautious and uniformly conservative in all their 
operations, the Newark Banks are progressive and. in their 
dealings with customers, liberal. Without exception, the first 
thought (if the commercial banks is the manufacturer ami 
the merchant. It is the invariable custom of these institu- 
tions, other things being equal, to give first consideration to 
the business man in the matter of accommodation and in this 
particular no deserving applicant for money has ever had 
cause for complaint. In every way that is consistent with 
sound banking, the financial institutions aid and encourage 
the progressive business man. and on more than one oc- 
casion, they have helped the timid to higher and more pro- 
fitable ways. Nearly all the lianks in this class pay 2% on 
deposits of $500 to $1,000, or more. 

One of the banks — the National Newark lianking Com- 
])any — enjoys the di-tinction of being the oldest institution 
of its kind in the state, being more than one hundred years 
old. .\nother of the local bank-; — the National State — will 
soon celebrate its one hundredth anniversary. The ofificers 
of these institutions, and also those of the other banks in 
Newark, stand high, not only in the city, but throughout 
the financial world. They aie men who thoroughly under- 
stand every detail of their exacting business, and having had 
long and wide experience, they ^^ave always proved them- 
selves equal to any emergency that has arisen. 

Nowhere in the country will one find savings banks- that 
are conducted with more fairness and conservative progres- 
siveness than those in Newark. In them nearl\' 150,000 
residents of the city and nearby |daces have accounts, upon 
which these banks pay com]iound interest at four per cent., 
upon siuns up to and including $1,000. and three and one- 
half per cent, on balances over that suiu. That custom is 
followed by the trust companies in their savings departments, 
and also by some of the national banks that accept deposits 
of this character. 

Not a few of the banks have modern fire-proof and burg- 
lar-proof safe-deposit vaults. These represent the last word 




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in the wa_\' of pr(i\i(ling safe storage ])laces un 



precious papers 



and general valuabl 



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and spaces in these vaults the charge, in no case, i^ high. 

It is a significant fact, in connection with the .Newark bank- 
ing institutions, and one worth remembering, that, in the 
never-to-be-forgotten panic of ujO/. when banks all over the 
country were obliged to clo^e their doors, not one of the 
local banks was at any time in tn.iulile that approached seri- 
ousness. ( )n the contrary, so well managed did they prove 
to be. that in scores of cases they responded promptly and 
liberally to the cries of local merchants for financial help, and 
through them more than one individual and not a few com- 
panies in and around Newark were saved, in those trying 
days, from going to the wall. 

It is not only in the banks and trust companies' that the 
people of Newark are putting their money. That fact i^ 
made plain li\ the growth in miiubcr and receipts of the 
building and loan associations in the city. 

These institutions, like the state banks and trust compan- 
ies, are under state supervision, acting through the depart- 
ment of Banking and Insurance. As a result they are man- 
aged so carefully that trouble of a financial kind is a thing 
unknown among them. It is largely for that reason that they 
are so ])opular with the thrifty citizens of Newark. 

According to official figures the total number of these 
associations in the citv of Newark in 1911 was 191. The 
total membership in them was 64.129 and the number of 
shares outstanding was 345,273. These associations had 
assets of $33,329,366. Their mortgage loans amounted to 
$31,177,236 and the amount of their share loans was $1,092,- 
923. Their total receipts last year amounted to $23408.193. 

Through these associations thousands of homes in Newark 
have been bought or built by the residents, and to these or- 
ganizations is due in no small measure the fact that so many 
of the local taxpayers (jwn their own dwelling places. It 
is a significant fact, in connection with these associations, 
that some of the most prominent and successful professional 
men and financiers in the city are serving as ofificers or di- 
rectors of these organizations, and that they are doing this 
without remuneration. 

Upon these men fal's the work of conducting these asso- 
ciations and their I)usines'-, for such is the confidence that 
the great majority of the shareholders have in them, that 
comparatively few of the members of the organizations ever 
attend the meetings. I'nderstanding this sentiment and 
realizing the responsibility that is thus placed upon them, the 
officers and rlirectors of these associations are giving to them 
not only their time, but their highest and best services and 
the result is an astonishing growth in the business trans- 
acted and the soundness of the methods pursued. 



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National Ne\\^ark 13anking Company 



N( ) history of the iiKhistrial grmvtli .and ])n>si)ciity of 
Newark could hv ccmii)k'tc without an exhaustive re- 
view of the origin, uninterrupted progress and uncxcelleil 
record of the National Newark Hanking Company, the tirst 
institution of its kind chartered under the laws of the State 
of New Jersey. So closely linked are the affairs of this 
venerable institution with those of the financial, commercial 
an<l industrial ])rogrcss of its home city that it can truthfidly 
he designated as the very keystone of the hustling, hustling, 
thriving and daily growing manufacturing center which has 



that time was nine jier cent., an extra di\idend of fnur 
per cent. While heavy inroads were made on the bank's 
resources following the 1812-1814 war with England it 
never failed to return to its shareholders its regular dividend. 
The second extra dividend of four and a half jier cent, and 
amounting to $>i/.[)Oi.2^, was jiaid in 1835. when times were 
once more prosperous. 

It reipiires a wide stretch of the imagination to connect 
the Newark lianking and Insurance Company, chartered 
one hundred and eight \ears ago with a capital of $225,000, 




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achieved a national, and even internatidnal rejiutation fur 
the qualitx' and (piantity uf the manifold products fashioned 
here. 

The fact that the National Newark Hanking Company 
has never failed to pay a dividend — some unprecedently 
large — from the time its charter was granted on Februarv 
8, 1804, until the present time, alone entitles it to a distinctive 
place in banking history. The customary dividend paid by 
the bank on its stock was six jier cent., although this rate 
gradually increased until it reached its present handsome 
rate of twenty-four per cent. As long ago as 1813 the 
directors treated the stockholders to an agreeable surprise 
bv declaring, in additinn tii the regular dividend, which at 



with the .National .Newark lianking C_'omi)any, whose assets 
to-day exceed twelve million dollars! 

r)ccu])ying the most palatial quarters of any banking 
institution in the State, the magnificent white marble pile 
at Broad and Clinton streets is quite in keei)ing with the 
ilignified, venerable and substantial institution it houses. 

It has been said that the present officers of the National 
Newark Banking Company form as happy an official family 
as is to be found in any financial institution in the country. 
.Since the men at the helm of the bank's affairs are men w^io 
have been reared in the banking business, devoting their 
whole lives to finance, it is little wonder that such conge- 
nialitv as here found should exist. Each officer has risen 



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from the ranks. I''ach has jfilled e\cr\ t\v>\< in this, or some 
similar institution, and each is an expert in tiie field of his 
chosen endeavor. I)a\id 11. .Merritt, the bank's president, 
lioi;an liis financial career at the age of fifteen at the 
.Vationai liank of N'ew Jersey in \'e\v I'.runswick. and step 
1)\- ste|) he has risen until he, to-ila\ . fills one of the proudest 
lierths in the State. .Mr. Albert 11. I'.alilwin. the vice-presi- 
dent, has ijiven his whole life to this t)ne bank, having- begun 
his business career in the old Newark City National liank 
and risen to his jiresent position. 

W. M. \'an Deusen succeeded to the cashiershi]i of the 
bank iipnn the death of Menry W. Tunis in r'ebruar\-, 191 1. 
i'.orn in I'ittsficld, Mass., he entered the t-niploy of a savings 
bank at .\e\\ Milford, Conn., when but si.xteen years of age. 
Then he went to the National liank of New Jersev. at New 
I'lrunswick. and by a peculiar coincidence found his wa\- 
into the .Xaliimal Newark I'.ank over the road trodden b\' 
so many of the bank's most efficient and highl\--houored 
officials, lie came to the Newark City National Hank as 
assistant teller, graduating to the role of note teller, and 
upon the amalgamation of the National .Newark Hanking 
Company and the Newark City National Hank, he was 
transferred to a similar berth in the consolidated institution. 
His next ])romotion came when he was made assistant cash- 
ier, and tliis post he filled so acceptably that there was no 
question as to the identity of Mr. Tunis's successor when 
that official was called to his last rest. 

Mr. t '. ( 1. 1 lemingway, the assistant cashier, has been with 
the bank nvcr twenty years, having liegun at the bottom in 
the Newark City National liank. lie rose through the 
ranks, being made assistant cashier on March '). igii. 

The ])ers(iiniel of the directorate of the National Newark 
Ranking Companv speaks for itself. Men of the highest 
calibre form this body — all names that stand forth in their 
respective fields of endeavor. The directorate as now com- 
posed consists of Samuel S. Dennis, president of Howard 
Savings Institution : Frederick Frelinghuysen. president 
.MiUnal r.enefit Life Insurance Company; James C. Mac- 
Donald, counsellor at law; James P. Dusenberr\-. treasurer 
of rublic .Service Cor]ioration ; John O. IT. I'itney. coun- 
sellor at law; F.dward L. Dobbins. vice-])resident .Mutual 
lienefit Life Insurance Company; Mathew T. (ia\. president 
r)f HIanchard lirothers & Lane; David II. .Merritt, ])resi- 
deiit ; James S. Higbie, of James R. .Sayre. Jr., (Jt Company; 
C. h'dwin Young, Standard ( )il Company; .\lbcrt II. Hald- 
win. vice-president; W'ynant D. \ andei'pocil. attorney at 
law; I'hilemon L. 1 loadley. president -\merican Insurance 
Company; Peter Campbell, treasurer of the Nairn Linoleum 
Company, and George R. Howe, of Carter. Howe & Com- 
pany. With such a bulwark behind it, it is not surprising 
that the National Newark Banking Company should have 
taken such a foremost place in the financial afifairs of the 
State, a place it has enjoyed since its inception. 

\\'hen the Newark Hanking and Insurance Company was 
chartered there were but forty-five banks in the L'nited 
States. There was little or no precedent by which the foun- 
ders of this institution might be guided, save their own 
sound busitiess jud.gment and insight into the affairs of the 
conununity in which each played a more or less important 



role. Coincident with the dawn of the nineteenth eentur\ 
the little grou|) of manufacturers and merchants then doing 
business in .Newark felt the urgent need of a bank here. 
Tanning and currying was an industry that had thrived and 
.grown to large ]:)roportions ; shoe manufacture was a well- 
paying and big industry for those times, and the output from 
these and a score of other factories was finding a readv 
market in New ^■(lrk. Philadel])hia and throu.ghout the 
South generally. The leading shoe manufacturers of that 
time were Luther and Calvin Coble. Aaron RoiT. David 
Crowell. John llelden. David I lays, Joseph Case, Ephraim 
and Enoch I'olles. .'-Itephen Wheeler. Cvrus Beach. Calel) 
Carter and Robert B. Campfield were the most pros|)erous 
carriage manufacturers, while b"pa]jhrus Hinsdale was the 
pioneer jewelry mamifacturer. whose partner. John TaAlor. 
later became third vice-])resiilent of the .State's first bank. 
Isaac Baldwin also ji lined this firm, the name then becoming 
Taylor & Baldwin. W'icklitte b". Baldwin, son of Isaac, 
succeeded to this business, and all three members of the firm 
became directors of the bank. 

The Revolutionary War had left the finances of this 
country in such a pitiably chaotic state that an appeal for 
help was made by the I'ederal (iovernujent to the States. 
Newark had no bank of its own. being entireh' <l,ependent 
upon New York and connected with that metropolis by a 
riiugli road o\er which an anti(|uated two-horse stage coach 
nia<le one round trip daily. Then it was that the business 
men of this city of fi\'e thousand souls bestirred themselves 
and procured a charter for a bank of their own. The pro- 
visions contained in this charter were manifold — some, to 
say the least, peculiar, h'or instance, the preamble showed 
that its ostensible pur])ose was to estalilish an insurance 
business, bankin.g ]50wers being added, lest the profits of 
the insurance business should prove inadequate to remu- 
nerate the shareholders, the advanta.ges of a well-or,ganized 
bank being only in ]iart recognized. .\ commission com- 
posed of John .\. C'lunming. .Silas Cnudit. David D. Crane. 
Luther ( ioble ami William llalsey was named to receive 
subscriptions for stock to the sum of $223,000. The State 
had reserved to the ( iovernor the right to subscribe for 
$25,000 of this stock, a right he exercised when, by author- 
ity of law subsequently enacted, he sold this option to others 
ea.ger for a parcel of the stock of the newdv-incorporated 
bank. The cotuniissioners and stockholders met on Ma\ 
14. 11^04. and the following directorate was chosen : Flisha 
Boudinot. .Vrchibald Mercer. John N. Cunimiug. William S. 
Pennington, David D. Crane. Silas Condit. John Crawford. 
.\aron Coe. ( ieorge Nelson. Moses Lledden and .Stephen 
Hays. Immediately following their election the directors 
selected Elisha Boudinot and William Whitehead for presi- 
dent and cashier, respectively. Three months later, or on 
July 30. the bank threw open its doors for business in the 
])arlor of the Smith Burnett residence on Broad street near 
Market street, which suite the directors had secured by lease 
until the following ]\Iay for the sum of fifty dollars. 

Meanwhile property at the corner of Broad and Bank 
streets (the latter then Maiilen Lane) had been purchased 
bv the bank and a more suitable bank building contracterl 
for. This structure was ready for occupancy at the expira- 



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[ion <it the parlor lease. The newly erected bnildinjj contin- 
ued to be tile home of the hank until iH^h. when it was 
replaced hv a handsome brownstone structure which, in turn, 
was razed to make room tor one of the h\g skyscrapers there 
erected by the Prudential Insurance LDnipany. Tlien it was 
that tile National Xewark llankiuij Company moved across 
the street to its present palatial quarters. 

The ])owers invested in the oriijinal directors were abso- 
lute. That they duly exercised them down to the veriest 
detail is borne out by the minutes of their mectins;s, all 
carefully i)rescrved and, just jirior to his death, compiled 
and woven into an interestinji history of the bank's progress 
for one hundred years, by Charles d. Rockwood, sixth presi- 
dent of the bank anil for upwards of fifty years one of its 



-\aron I '.each >ucceeded him. Three \cars later, or, to be 
exact, on .\pril (>, 1813, Judije Elisha Houdinot tendered 
his resignation as jiresident and director, ( leneral John X. 
humming, a fellow director, succeeding to the iiresidencv. 
(ieneral Cumming continued at the bank's head until -May 
30, iSjo. when, uijon his resignation, .Silas Condit succeeded 
him. 

In the interim the bank had i)assed through that troublous 
])eriod when banks generally suspendeil specie ])a\'ment. Rv 
a special act of Congress, in the Autiunn of 1S37. ;ui abso- 
lute divorcement of State ISanks and the L'nited States 
Treasury was brought about, which was followed liy a with- 
drawal of Government deposits from such hanks. This act 
dealt a heavy blow to man\ hanks, luit Xew.irk's ])niud 




i.vrEiuoK OK Tin-; 1!.\.\k. i.ookini; i;.\sr. 



most acli\e and valued (jtticers. Refractions of the bank's 
rules by directors, officers and clerks alike brought forth 
prompt condemnation, inuiishable either by dismissal from 
service or by attaching a stigma to the name of the recalci- 
trant by spreading a recortl of his error of omission or 
commission ujxjn the minutes. 

In the year 1812 the State Banks of Xewark, Camden. 
Elizabeth and Xew I'runswick were incorporated, until 
which time the Xewark Banking and Insurance Companv 
had been the sole bank in Xewark. Two years later .Mr. 
Whitehead resigned as cashier of the Newark Bank and 



institutiiiii manifested little or no concern and continued on 
its uninterrupted coiu'se of ])ros])erity. 

.\aron Beach, after a twenty-seven-year term of office as 
cashier, died in Xovember, 1841, and in turn was succeeded 
by William .M. X'ermilye, cashier of the Manhattan Com- 
jwny of Xew ^'ork, which was the Xewark Bank's New 
Vnrk depository. A year later marked another change in 
the bank's presidency, Mr. Condit resigning after a twenty- 
two-year tenure of ofifice. Thereupon John Taylor became 
the bank's fourth president. Desirous of engaging in the 
hanking business in X'evv York City, Mr. \'ermilye resigned 



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the casliicrship in July, 1843, ^"^1 \'eniiil}e & Company 
made its appearance in Wall Street. He was succeeded bv 
his brother, Jacob D. X'ermilye, although William continued 
in the directorate and proved to be one of the most useful 
members of that body. 

The most startling- and dramatic event in the history of 
the Newark I'.ank occurred on .May 14, 1848, when President 
Taylor, returning; from Xew York, left a package containing 
$50,000 in checks and redeemed circulation notes in the seat 
he had occupied on the ferry boat. The appropriation of 
the ])ackage was traced to a colored woman who picked it 
up and concealed it beneath her apron as she left the boat. 
The detection was brought about by the woman's lavish 
expenditure of money, although when ap])rehended only 
$21,200 in notes and $1,117.55 '" checks were recovered. 
President Taylor keenly felt the loss which he attributed 
to iiis own carelessness, and the amount <>f the shortage he 
personally made good to the bank. I'pon the dawn of the 
second half century in the bank's career, Mr. Ta\ior resigncil 
the presidency. James B. Pinneo being elected in his stead. 

A renewal of the bank's charter, expiring in i85<), having 
been granted by the Legislature in 1855, one of its provi- 
sions permitted a ciiange of title to the Newark P.anking 
Company, effective in 1859. Meanwhile another change 
in the management of the bank occurred in February, 1858, 
when Mr. X'ermilye relinquished the cashiership to accept 
a like berth with the Merchants' IJank of New York. He. 
like his brother, remained a director of the Newark Rank 
until the day of his death. Twelve days later, Charles G. 
Rockwood. then cashier of a Norwalk (Conn.) bank, was 
appointed in his stead and at once entered upon his duties. 
It was in September of this year that the officials moved 
into the bank's newly-erected brownstone structure that had 
been erected at ISroad and liank streets, the bank being 
housed in temporary quarters, nearby, while the work was 
in progress. 

I'ive months before the opening gun was fired upon Fort 
Sumter a ])anic ensued in financial circles, due to the fear 
of secession. The Government issued treasury notes, the 
proceeds of which were to be devoted to equipping its army. 
The Newark Hank in January, 1861, bought $25,000 of these 
notes, purchasing $130,000 more in the succeeding three 
months. The Government saw the necessity of raising addi- 
tional funds in order to supply the sinews of war, and when 
bonds were issued for this purpose the Newark Banking 
Coiripany was among the first to subscribe, taking over 
$50,000 of this pajier at par. Sc^nie of the Iiank's customers 
had lost heavily at the outbreak of the war, due to the large 
accounts they were carrying with their southern trade. But 
in the majority of instances the Newark lianking Company 
took care of their paper, even going so far as to advance 
additional funds with which to make over their manufac- 
tories in order to produce their share of the manv wares 
the Government required in the equipment of all arms of its 
service. Thus many a Newark manufacturer who saw 
ruination staring him in the face at the outset of the war, 
through the leniency and generosity of the Newark Banking 
Company, started afresh and built up a fortune far in ex- 
cess of his most sanguine expectation. 



On November 27 of this year occurred the death of Silas 
Condit, the last survivor of the first Board of Directors and 
for nearly twenty \ears tlie bank's president. 

Tiravely surmounting all obstacles that arose in its path 
during the parlous days of the Civil War, the Newark Bank- 
ing Company not only Ijreasted the wave of financial depres- 
sion that swept the country, but ma'de mone\- for its stock- 
holders and furnished the capital for numbers of patrons 
who grew rich as jnirveyors to the Government during the 
war. ( )n November 17, 1864, the question of organizing 
the Newark Banking Company as a national banking asso- 
ciation was agitated. This became a reality, and the transi- 
tion became effective on .May 4, 1865. The name of the 
reorganized institution then became the National Newark 
Banking Company, with its ca]iital fixed at $500,000. Prior 
to this conversion the liank's capital had stood at an odd 
figure, viz: $508,650, represented by 10.173 shares of stock. 
But the odd 173 shares were purchased by the bank and 
retired, thus reducing the capital to the half million mark. 
At the same time the directorate was reduced from eleven 
to nine members, and each liecame eligible for re-election. 

The war over, the National Newark Banking Company 
continued to thrive and expand. .\ period of prosperity 
became so manifest about this time that a gratuity of fifteen 
per cent., and still another of twenty-five per cent., was 
added to the salaries of all the institution's employees. But 
in 1870 the tide turned and another long period of depression 
ensued which made it necessary to reduce salaries and 
retrench wherever possible. ^More than one big concern 
doing business in Newark went to the wall at this time. but. 
wherever possible, a hel])ing hand was extended to its 
patrons by the Newark Banking Company. Despite this 
curtailment in ex])enses the bank paid its dividend. ( )n 
March 2/. 1879. the surplus fund account was reduced 
$30,000 for losses beyond the amount of the undivided 
profits account. The resumption of specie payment was 
accomplished in this year after a suspension of seventeen 
years. 

Mr. Rockwood succeeded to the presidency of the bank 
on Januar\- 13. 1887. following the death, four days pri(3r. 
of Mr. Pinneo. Philiij W. Crater, who had been Mr. Rock- 
wood's assistant, was a|)pointed cashier. James D. \'ermi!ye. 
vice-president and director, died five years later, at which 
time Mr. Rockwood urgent])' recommended the expediency 
of appointing a vice-jiresident thoroughly versed in banking 
affairs and one capable of succeeding to the presidency 
should the occasion arise. In discussing the wisdom of such 
a precaution. Mr. Rockwood. in his book. "One Hundred 
Years — 1804-1904." had this to say: 

It was not until tlie panic of 1903 which emphasized the need of 
tlius safeguardine the interests of the bank, that definite action was 
tal<en; the president and cashier both feeling the effects of advanc- 
ing years, the president particularly, so much so that in 189J he 
tendered his resignation, which, however, at the request of the board 
of directors he witlldrew. The fierce stress of the brief but severe 
panic of 1893 tried the endurance of bank officers and the resources 
of all banks but it is too recent and too vivid in memory to call for 
more than jtassing mention here, especially as this bank did not suffer 
therefrom. 

Death again stalked into the bank's official family in 
November. 1893. this time marking Mr. Crater, the cashier, 
as a subject for the grim reaper, January 2, 1894, saw the 
appointment of Edward S. Cam])bell. cashier of the National 



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Bank ot New Jersey, at Xew Brunswick, as vice-president 
of the Newark Bank, while Henry W. Tunis, assistant 
cashier, was clotlied with the full powers and title of cashier. 
The most important and vital step in the bank's history 
came up for discussion in January, 1902, when the question 
of consolidation with the Newark City National r>ank was 
seriously entered into. The followino; entry appears upon 
the bank's minutes under date of January y. 1902: 

The three directors who a short time ago were asked to give^^consideration 
in an informal proposition then made on behalf of the Newark City National 
Bank, looking to consolidation with this hank, namely. Messrs. X'anderjiool. 
I'relinphuysen and Campbell, reported by the last named that several meetings 
ha<l been held with a similar committee of the other bank, namely Messrs. 
Dobbins. Dennis and Young, with J. O. H. I*itney as counsel, which had 
resulted in the unanimous approval of a plan to be submitted to the board of 
directors of each bank, as follows: 

"The capital of this bank to be increased to One Million Dollars with neces- 



and accepted, E. S. Campljcll. vice-president, succeeding 
liiiii as the bank's head. David 11. Merritt. late vice-presi- 
dent and cashier of the Newark City National Bank, suc- 
ceeding Mr. Campbell in the vice-presidency. Albert H. 
Baldwin, who had long been Mr. .Merritt's assistant in the 
Cit_\- Bank, was appointed second vice-president and assistant 
cashier of the consolidated bank. Henry W. Tunis remain- 
ing as cashier. But death cut short tiie career of Mi 
Campbell in 1905. whereupon. September i8, 1905, Mr. 
-Merritt succeeded to the o.'fice he has so ably filled ever since. 
.\t the present time the National Newark F.anking Com- 
pany is installing new safe deposit vaults which, when 
completed, will be the finest and strongest in the State. They 
are constructed of Harveyized nickel steel armor plate and 




INTERIOR OK ll.VNK, I.OOKINtJ WKST. 



sary amendments in articles of .Association and bylaws, four-fifths of the Five 
Hundred Thousand Dollars increase, or $400,000, to be used for the purchase 
of the stock of the Newark City National Bank, one-fifth to be allowed pro rata 
to this bank's stockholders at par; simultaneously a cash dividend of 20 per 
cent., to he declared by this bank. .Ml certificates to he pooled with a com- 
mittee and receipts issued therefor." 

A meeting of the stockholders of the .National Newark 
Banking Company was held on May lo. when ratification 
of the amalgamation was obtained, together with the elec- 
tion of twelve directors of the Newark City National Bank 
to the directorate of the consolidated institution. Two davs 
later, at a meeting of the enlarged board of directors, the 
resignation of the venerable Mr. Rockwood was received 



are so built as to witiistaiid cuiiHagration or earthquake as 
well as being mob and burglar jiroof. They are being con- 
structed by the Bethlehem Steel Company, of SoutJi P.eth- 
iehem. I'enna. under the supervision (jf the Hollar Com- 
panv. tile noted vault engineers of Philadelphia, and the 
material is the same as that used on tlie battleships of the 
Cnited States .Navy. These vaults when completed will be 
the largest and best e(|ui])ped of any in the State, and the 
National .Newark Banking Company will again show its 
determination to give to the City of Newark the very best 
in its line. 



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Union National Bank 



«<¥ N union there is strength." The idea is as ok! as 
1 human intercourse itself, .lisop iUustrated it in his 
fable of the bundle of sticks, and Homer declared that "the 
strength, even of weak men, when united, avails much. 
Among the sayings that have come down to us from Publius 
Syrus, who lived at Rome during the centur\- before the 
dawn of the Christian era, is one to the effect that, "union 
gives strength and firmness to the humblest." 

It is onlv in recent years, however, that the importance 
of the principle involved has been fully appreciated by busi- 
ness men. .\mong those actively engaged in financial and 
commercial pursuits, the old theory appears to have been 
that everv other person in the same line of business with 
an individual, or corporation, was, of necessity an enemy 
whose friendship, or even acquaintance, was to be s'uupu- 
lously avoided, on the one hand, and on the other, whose 
success was to be thwarted and business undermined in 
every possible way. 

To-day. it has come to be very generally recognized that 
eminent success is to be attained only by combination : that 
real, substantial and lasting strength, can be secured only by 
a union of forces. Not antagonism, by which the production 
of a given commodity is made as expensive as possible, by 
the intrigues and general interference of rivals, but co- 
operation, the extending of a helping hand, and, above all. 
combination of allied interests, is the order of the day. 

The result has been marvelous — most marvelous to those 
who have taken the most active parts in the revolution — for 
a genuine revolution it was. Xo one foresaw, in the past, 
the full effect of the radical change; the most sanguine be- 
lievers in the principle expected only a tithe of what has 
already been accomplished. 

There were three comparatively small banks in Newark, 
each doing a moderate amount of business, and each plod- 
ding along in its own independent way, when the scheme 
of uniting tlie three into one grand combination was de- 
veloped. Jf anvonc doubts the wisdom of the union which 
was the outcome of that undertaking, let him read what 
follows : 

The three banks referred to were the Second National, 
the German National and the State Banking Company, all 
of this city. The consolidated institution was very appropri- 
ately named the Uniox N.\tiox.\l r..\XK, and the state- 
ment made to the Comptroller of the Currency, on Septem- 
ber 15. 1902, about a month after the date of consolidation, 
showed that its total assets were $9,163,724.00, while the 
deposits were $5,990,521.00 as compared with that of Sep- 
tember I, 191 1, which presents the growth of the bank in 
substantially nine years, makes known the facts that its total 
assets have grown to $17,060,962.25, divided as follows: 
loans and discounts, $10,995,704.24; United States bends, 
$1,500,000.00; other stocks and bonds. $931,852.65: real 
estate, $300,000.00 ; due from banks. $584.844.49 ; cash and 
reserve, $2,784,561.37. At the time this statement was issued 
its liabilities were: capital, $1,500,000.00; surplus, $1,500,- 
000.00; undivided profits. $986,865.43; National bank notes 
outstanding. $1,375,000.00; deposits. $11,699,097.32. 



A comparison of Union National's deposits shows that 
they are nearly six million dollars greater than they were 
shortly after the consolidation. Furthermore, the Union 
.National Bank is, to-day. the largest national liank in the 
.State of New Jersey. 

That a well directed concentration of effort, supjjorfed by 
an ample supply of capital, spells success in almost any 
legitimate enterprise, in this country, abundant evidence is 
being supplied from day to day on every hand ; but the 
record made by the Union National Bank, in the period of its 
existence under its present organization, furnishes an ex- 
ceptionally happy illustration of what may be accomplished 
by such a combination of forces, bv a union of interests for a 
specific purpose. The tenth year of its existence was marked 
In- the declaration of dividends aggregating twenty-four 
per Cent. 

U])on the organization of the Union National, the oflicial 
statT that was to have direct charge of its Inisiness was made 
up of selections from the officers of the three banks that 
formed the union. 

j\lr. William Scheerer. the president; had been connected 
with the State Banking Companv for many years ; in fact, 
he had been in the banking business from the time he was 
a boy, and has seen active and prolonged service in every 
IDOsition. from office boy to president. I*'or a number of 
years, lie was cashier of the State Banking Compan\ , and 
was then promoted to the office of vice-president, where he 
remained until the consolidation was effected and he 
assumed his present position. 

In his office, as president of the largest liank m the State, 
Air. Scheerer finds increased oppt)rtunit\- for the employ- 
ment of his rare ability as the manager of a great financial 
institution. The figures given above, showing the remark- 
able growth and |)0])ularity of the bank during the past nine 
years, tell their own story (if the man who has presided 
over the destinies of the bank, since its organization. Courte- 
ous and affable to an exceptional degree, both in his deal- 
ings with the public and in his intercourse with the em- 
])loycs of the bank. Air. Scheerer enjoys the unbounded 
confidence, not only of his associates, but also of the entire 
business community of Newark; a confidence which he has 
won by the able manner in which he has administered the 
affairs of the institution luider his charge. 

Air. Scheerer is in the ver\- prime of life, having been 
born in New AOrk in 1857; he has resided in Newark, 
however, ever since he was a small boy, and, in the fullest 
sense of the term, he is a full-fledged Xewarker. 

The two vice-presidents of the bank, Alessrs. Uzal H. 
AlcCarter and Julius A. Lebkuecher, have large interests in 
other commercial and financial institutions. Air. AlcCarter 
is |:iresident of the Fidelity Trust Company, by long odds 
the largest trust company in the State of New Jersey. He 
is also a director of the Prudential Insurance Company, the 
Public Service Corporation and several other institutions. 
Air. Lebkuecher has been a director of the bank since its 
organization, having previously served in that capacity in 
the German National Bank. He is also a director of tlie 



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Franklin Savings Institution. Mr. Lcbkiicclicr served one 
term as Mayor of tiie City of Xewark, and he has been a 
partner in the firm of Krenientz & Co.. manufacturini^ 
jewelers, since the beginning of their business. 

The cashier of the Union National Rank. .Mr. .Xrcliibald 
W. Conklin. was another Xewark boy, and was bred to the 
banking business. The entire official force of the Union 
National is made up of experienced bankers of this city, who 
have devoted their lives, since Ixiyhood, to the business. 

Mr. Conklin was connected with the (German National 
Bank, for fifteen or twenty years, where he rose by the 
usual gradations to ca.shier : he was a cashier of that bank 



two spacious doors from tlie street ; llie tloor is on ;i level 
with the sidewalk — there are no steps to climb to reach the 
bank — antl there is an abundance of room for everybody 
who can possibly have any legitimate business there. 

This is apparent from the statement that the entire bunking 
floor covers a space of 45 by 175 feet, the portion allotted 
to the public extending entirely across the front and down 
the one side for fully one hundred feet, the remainder of 
that portion of the building being occui)iod by the tellers, 
bookkeepers, etc. Hack of this section, but in direct connec- 
tion with it, are the offices of the president and other officials. 
The cheerfulness of the wliolc floor is greatly enhanced bv 




I.NTKRIOK, fNIO.V X.\TIO.\.\I. I!.\XK. T.KO.Vn STRKET. 



when the consolidation took ])lace, and he was then trans- 
ferred to his present position. 

The Union National iiank has two assistant cashiers, Mr. 
Erwin I). Farnsworth and Mr. William C. Pearson. Mr. 
Farnsworth was transferred from the Second National, 
where he had been cashier for a number of years. Mr. 
Pearson was transferred from the German National, which 
he entered as a boy, and rose to the position of paying teller, 
afterward becoming assistant cashier. Both assistants are 
thoroughly familiar with every detail of the banking business. 

The Union National Bank is located in the very heart of 
the business centre of Newark at Nos. 758 and 760 Broad 
street. .\n atmosphere of comfort and ease pervades the 
whole ])Iace, as one enters the bank through any one of the 



the Hood of daylight that is su])i)lie(l from spacious windows 
at both the front and rear, and from skylights overhead. 

The wall facing the clerks, and along which is the passage 
for the jniblic, is adorned with large and well executed 
pictures of the Bank of luigland. and the Royal Exchange, 
both in the heart of the City of London, the I^aris Bourse, 
and the United States Treasury Building at Washington, 
D. C. Those pictures furnish a perpetual reminder to the 
passing throng, and to the clerks behind the counter, that, as 
each of the great institutions is the centre of its own finan- 
cial and commercial world, so arc they, standing in the 
Union National Bank, at the heart of this section of the 
finance and commerce of .\merica, the pulsations of which 
are felt in every [jart of the State, and far beyond it. 



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Essex County National Bank 



Ox October 28, 1858. a meeting was called lu urganizc 
a bank to be called Essex County Bank, with the fol- 
lowing persons present: Joseph Ward. Abner S. Reeve. 
Isaac A. Ailing, Andrew Atha, Walter 'rumkins, Thomas 1'.. 
I'eddie, Orson Wilson, Alexander Grant, Jr., James Booth. 
Marcus B. Douglas, Richard Hall, Charles .^, (Irahani. 
Stephen G. Gould. Daniel I'rice and hjlward II. W'riijht. 
who became the bank's 
directors and elected 
from their midst Joseph 
Ward as president and 
L'harles S. Graham as 
cashier, both i>f whom 
took the oaths of office 
then and there, as did 
the directors. The min- 
utes of that meeting 
give the address of the 
bank as 251 Broad 
street. 

Seven years later, the 
bankers having decided 
to join the national bank 
system, made applicatinn 
for such a charter, and 
on June 3. 1865. Free- 
man Clarke, who was 
Comptroller of Cur- 
rency at Washington at 
that time, authorized the 
institution to begin busi- 
ness as a national bank. 

The Article of .Asso- 
ciation, w h i c h w a s 
adopted, allowed for a 
board of directors to 
consist of fifteen stock- 
holders, and for a capital 
stock of $300,000.00. 
with authority to in- 
crease. The first l)oard 
of directors consisted of 
the following gentle- 
men : Joseph Ward, 
Charles S. Graham, Al- 
exander Grant, Stephen 
(i. Gould, Thomas B. kssex countv n.\tioxai. 

I'eddie, Orson Wilson, .\bner S. Reeve, James Booth. An- 
drew Atha, Daniel Price. Isaac .\. .\lling. Richard Hall. .\1- 
exander Barclay. Walter Tomkins and John 11. Ballantine. 

In .\pril, 1869, contracts were signed fur the erection of 
a building at 753 Broad street, for the exclusive use of tlie 
liank. This building has since been razed. 

In June. 1911. the bank moved to temporary quarters 
at 736 Broad street while building operations were in 
progress. Contracts for a new bank building { to be erected 
on the site of the former building, and part of the adjoining 




lilt I. vatdts and safety Ixixes were awarded in July. [911, 
and this new building is now finished and in use in the 
dail\- liusiness of the bank. ClintOH & Russell, nf .\'cw York 
City, were the architects who designed a building architectur- 
ally beautiful as well as chaste and simple in design. 

\Miile not a large building, as the term is understood, it 
is ciinsiderabh- larger than the nld one. and is designed to 

meet every requirement 
of beauty and conven- 
ience needed in a mod- 
ern banking institution, 
with ample room for 
future development. It 
is to be used exclu- 
sively by the bank. 
The first stor}-. nearly 
thirty-five feet in height, 
is one large monumental 
room, with a hi.gh wain- 
scote of marble, side 
walls of stojie and heavy 
beamed Italian ceiling 
\yith skylights that ad- 
mit sufficient light to the 
building. 

The officers' section, 
behind a marble rail at 
the left of the entrance, 
provides space for their 
desks and accommoda- 
tion for customers. On 
the right of the entrance 
is the staircase and ele- 
\ator. .\bove the offi- 
cers' section is a mezza- 
nine containing the di- 
rectors' room, which ex- 
tends across the front. 
.\t the side of the eleva- 
tor is a wide stairway to 
the safe deposit vaults 
in the basement, the 
front half of which is 
devoted to that pur])ose. 
The exterior of the 
l.)uilding. or street fa- 
cade, is of white \'er- 
It consists of one large 
simple arch with fianking pilasters .supporting the main 
entablature and balustrade. In the center of the arch is the 
marble doorway of dignified proportions, silhouetted against 
the bronze and glass filling of the arch. The detail is all 
worked out in the style of the Italian Renaissance. 

The materials u.sed are the very best of their kind, with 
no excess ornamentation. 

The vault measures, outsiile corner to corner, twelv? feet 
high, twentv-one feet wide and twenty feet, five inches deep. 



KAXK, j^T, r,Ro.\n sTRicirr. 
mont marble and bronze 



68 



The inside dimensions are eight feet eight inches high, 
sixteen feet, eleven inches wide and sixteen feet, three 
inches deep. The vault is equipped with one main entrance 
door, and one emergency door. The main entrance door 
is round, and provides a clear walk way into the vault, 
seven feet and six inches high. The door is twenty- four 
inches thick, constructed of alternate layers of soft and 
drill proof steel, and the outer half is protected against the 
use of oxyacetylene burners by a composition filling imbed- 
ding alternate rows of one and one-half inch diameter tool- 
|)roof jail rods. The door is locked by twenty-four inch- 
diameter locking bolts, and is checked bv two combination 



the bottom of the vault is made possible by mirrors set on 
a forty-fi\T; degree angle and the glass floor sections at the 
rear of the vault. This space is lighted by electric lights 
controlled by a switch conveniently located in the watch- 
man's passage. The vault is equipped with a large number 
of safe deposit boxes of various sizes. The entire ceiling 
and side walls are finished in polished steel panels and are 
illuminated by a series of lights set in si)ecial fixtures, and 
wired in .such a manner that through accident or design, 
the vault can never be thrown into absolute darkness. The 
vault is further equipped with sjiecial burglar alarm sys- 
tems, annunciator buttons connected with the building 




I.SiliKlOU. I^SSKX (■()U^•T^■ .VAIIONAI. r.AXK. 



locks with spindles extending through the door frames. 

The main door weighs approximately thirty-five tons and 
the door and frame together weigh fifty-eight tons. The 
emergency door weighs nine tons and the door and frame 
weigh fifteen tons. 

The side, front, back, top and hotttjm of the vault, are 
constructed of a three inch steel lining on the inside, laid 
up of alternate i)lates of soft and (lri'.l-i>roof steel, twenty 
inches of rock concrete imbedding two rows of railroad 
rails, spaced approximately eight inches on centres in each 
row. The exterior of the vault is covered with a panelled 
.steel cladding. The entire vault is set upon "I" beams which 
l)rovide observation spaces under it. The observation of 



.service. TIk- entrance is |)nitected witli liands(.)nK- ami 
strongly designed grille gates. Tlie IliMir of tlie v;inll is 
tiled with Italian marlile. 

The entire vault is liuilt entirely independent of the 
building construction, and if the entire building were to fall, 
as in the case of fire, the construction of the vault is such 
that it would not be afifected. The vault with the interior 
and all ec|uipment weighs six Inmdred tons. 

-V silver-vault is placed in the basement for the storage 
of trunks and silverware. This vault is fire-proofed in a 
thorough manner, and equijiped with eight inch doors. The 
interior is finished with steel shelving, and illuminated by 
lights controlled from the outside. 



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The bank staff of officers and employees have at their 
disposal a scientifically planned machine, instead of so many 
counters, cages, safes, desk and chairs. The equipment 
permits of expansion with a minimum of disturbance to 
business; it can be changed without disorganizing the work 
of anv department, as it was arranged in what is known 
as "unit form," The modern principle of systematizing 
to the highest degree has been applied to the equipment as 
well as to methods of construction and installation. 

The woodwork is of mahogany, carefully selected for 
grain. The steel work has been finished in a shade of green, 
so that the wlmle effect is harmonious to the eye. 

The progress of the Esse.x County National I'lank. marked 



Mr. I'arrcll is a man of wide experience in the banking 
business, and was vice-president of the Irving National Bank 
of New York prior to accepting the presidency of the Essex 
County National Hank. Previous to that he had held the 
same ofiice with the I'ort Dearborn National Bank of 
Chicago. 1 le was elected president of the Essex County Na- 
tional Bank in June, 1910, irpon the resignation of Mr. Atha, 
who had served four years and desired to devote part of his 
time to other interests. 

Frank l'>. Adams entered the bank's service in 1872 as a 
boy. and has filled every position in the bank to his jiresent 
place of vice-president. 

A. !•". R. Martin, the present cashier, entered the bank 




S.\FE DEPOSIT DEP.\KTMENT, ESSEX COUNTY X.\TI0N.\L B.WK. 



by a series of splendid financial achievements, entitles it to 
rank among the East's foremost fi,scal institutions, proving 
its management to be in the hands of able and far-sighted 
financiers. The officers and directors are among Newark's 
best kniiwn and most estimable citizens. The officers are: 
President, Charles L. Farrell : \'ice-Presidents, Frank I!. 
Adams, (ieo. 1'". I^eeve and Benjamin Atha; Cashier, A. !•". 
R. .Martin. Win. Rollinson is manager of the safe deposit 
deiiartment. The directors are Benjamin .Vtha. George F. 
Reeve, \. William Clark. Joseph \\'ard, Jr.. Wallace M. 
Scudder, John R. ! lardin. Peter Hauck, W. Campbell Clark, 
I'elix l-'u!il, 11. I'oster Wilkinson, Frank B. Adams, Henrv 
(i. .\tha, John j. Wright-Clark, Charles L. Farrell and .\. 
F. R. Martin. 



in 1882. and has also held several consecutive positions. 

George F. Reeve succeeded his father as director, upon 
the death of the latter, and is now one of the vice-presidents. 

( )f the ]M-esent directors, Pienjamin Atha. (ieo. F. Reeve 
and Joseph AX'ard. Jr.. are sons of original incorporators. 

-A. condensed re]3ort of the condition of the bank recently 
issued, contains the following gratifying figures: Resources: 
Loans and discounts, $7,126,831.89; U. S. bonds (at par), 
$650,000.00 ; other bonds, $854,076.93 ; real estate, $202,- 
6(^4.15 ; due from banks, $2,314,982.34; cash, exchanges and 
due from L'. S. Treasury, $719,952.25. Liabilities : Capital 
stock paid in, $1,000,000.00: surplus and profits, $1,531,- 
006.35: Circulation, $612,800.00; deposits, $8,724,731.01; 
total resources and total liabilities, $11,868,537.56. 



National State Bank 



O.Xl-^ of tile more recent office buildings to be erected in 
this, the "City of hukistry," is the new National State 
Hank building at the southeast corner of Broad and Me 
chanic streets. It was designed to provide suitable quarters 
for the bank and al.so to produce an income commensurate 
with the value of the plot. The building occupies the site 
of the old iron structure, long a landmark of the citv. 

The new building is 
twelve stories high, and 
has a frontage of forty- 
nine feet on liroad street 
and eighty-eight feet on 
.Mechanic street. The 
bank occupies the entire 
first floor, including a 
mezzanine on the south 
side, which ]5ruvi<lc> 
very spacious and com- 
fortable quarters for its 
increasing business. The 
basement is arranged to 
contain a modern safe 
deposit vault which is 
for the u.se of the bank. 

The upper stories are 
divided into offices with 
every modern conve- 
nience, and are served 
by three elevators, witli 
an entrance on Hroad 
street through a roomy 
corridor on the groun<l 
floor. The construction 
is fireproof throughout, 
the quartered oak trim 
and floors are treated 
with a fireproofing com- 
position. The halls and 
other public parts of the 
building and banking 
rooms are finished with 
marble floors and wain- 
scotings. 

As the National State 
Hank has been in exist- 
ence for one hundred 
years, it is peculiarly fit- 
ting that the celebration 
of its centennial should 
be marked by the erection of this beautiful new structure. 

It was on February 8, 1812. when this bank was formed. 
Husiness was commenced June i, 1812. In the same month 
the board decided to purchase a site for the future home of 
the bank, to erect upon it a suitable banking house. The 
place selected was the present site upon wliicii the bank now 
stands. The lot had a frontage of forty-nine feet on Broad 
street, and a depth of one hundred and seventeen feet on 



i 




-Mechanic >lreet. It, however, did not include all the prop- 
erty that the bank now owns. For what was then pur- 
chased the directors agreed to pay $2,800, and on Julv 21st 
of that year the deal was closed. Soon afterward work 
was begun on the bank's first home of its own. The build- 
ing cost about $5,000. and the bank took possession on the 
third of March. 1813. The capital stock actually paid in 

on the ninth of Novem- 
ber. iSi_^, was one hun- 
dred thousand dollars. 

.Along the early part 
of i8<;>8 the institution 
began to feel the need 
of more room for its 
growing business, and it 
accordingly erected a 
new building on the rear 
of its property for its 
own occupanc}-. then 
built on the llroad street 
fninl. anotlier structure 
to rent for office purpo- 
ses, having an entrance 
to the I)anking room 
through tile centre from 
liroad street. 

These buildings had 
been in constant use 
until recently torn down, 
and were rei)laced 1)\- 



-NWTIO.NAL .ST.XTE BANK. DROAD AND .MKCII A.MC STREETS. 



tile new $350,000 twelve- 
story structure now 
occu])ied i)V tlie ijank. 

The present officers 
of liie bank are: Wil- 
liam i. Coo])er. ])resi- 
dent ; James !•". iiless. 
vice-president ; I lenry 
i". Hays, Jr.. second 
\ice-pre>i(ient ; Arthur 
\\ . ( ireasuii, casiiier ; 
Jiiini 1". Jacobus, audi- 
tor. The directors are; 
James 1". Bless, Marcus 
I,. Ward, E. Luther Joy, 
William I!. Kinney. 
Cyrus ( ). Baker, Samuel 
W. Baldwin, Charles C. 
Champenois, Abraham 
Rothschild. W. Alexander Williamson. William Cooper and 
George W. Jagle. 

The bank's capital is $500,000. Its surplus and undi- 
vided profits are $518,371.29. and its deposits amount to 
almost two and one-half million of dollars. It is pay- 
ing and has been paving for some time, a semi-annual 
dividend -of five per cent, to the stockholders on the first 
days of April and Uctober of each year. 



71 



Tke Nortk \Varcl National Bank 






TIIIC iiK-cption of the Xurth Ward National ISank oc- 
curred in 1S73, when with comparatively mean;re as- 
sets, it beijan business. It is interesting- to recall an 
early statement of the bank, made at the close of busi- 
ness February 21st, 1880. Its resources then stated, were 
as follows: Loans and discounts, $212,697.62; overdrafts, 
$108.41; 1.L S. Bonds to secure circulation. $200,000.00; 
U. S. bonds on hand, $10,000.00: otiicr stocks, bonds and 
mortgages, $2,290.15: 
due from approved re- 
serve agents, $58,940.56 ; 
due from other National 
Banks, $4,410.80: bank- 
ing house, $10,045.88; 
other real estate, $6.- 
085.63 : furniture and 
fixtures, $3,804.15: cur- 
rent expenses and ta-xes 
paid, $305-7^1 : checks 
and other cash items, $3,- 
209.82 ; exchanges for 
clearing house, $5,- 
173.50: bills of other 
banks, $9,787.00 ; frac- 
tional pajier currency, 
nickels a n d cents, 
$47.93; specie, viz. gold 
coin, $3,342,76; silver 
coin, $900.00 ; legal ten- 
der notes, $11,107.00: 
due from L^ S. Treas- 
ury other than five per 
cent. Redemptimi fund. 
$9,000.00. making total 
resources, $551,346.97. 
At tliis time the liabili- 
ties were, capital stock 
paid in, $200,000.00 ; sur- 
plus fund, $1,000.00: un- 
divided profits, $12,- 
772.38 ; circulating notes 
received from Comptrol- 
ler, $180,000.00; divi- 
dends unpaid, $244.00 ; 
individual deposits sub- 
ject to check, $128,- 
227.27 ; demand certifi- 
cates of deposit $240.00 ; certified check, $629.26 ; cashier's 
check outstanding. $755.59; due to other National Banks, 
$27,478.47, making total liabilities, $551,346.97. 

To those associated with the bank as at present conducted, 
these figures seem almost amu.sing, so .small are t'lcv in 
comparison with the millions of dollars now handled vearlv. 




NORTH W.\RII NATIONAL BANK, BROAD STREET, 



bonds and other investments. $2,219,070.66; banking house 
and furniture, $100,000.00; due from banks, $554,524.04; 
cash in vaults. $355,810.78:. Liabilities: Capital stock, 
$200,000.00: surplus and undivided profits, $362,861.95; cir- 
culation, $148,700.00; deposits, $3,775,569.49; total re- 
sources and total liabilities $4,487,131.44. Attention is called 
to the deposit account, this being one of the largest deposit 
accounts in the State. This bank has been selected as a 

depository for State, 
County and City funds. 
The ofificers are men of 
.sterling character and 
have long been before 
the public, their sound 
judgment and wise 
counsel having often 
been proved. They are 
all men who have risen 
by successive stages to 
their present positions, 
and- at all times are 
pleased to extend advice 
regarding financial mat- 
ters. John W. Lushear. 
the president, entered 
the bank as a clerk in 
1878. and in 1886 had 
risen to the ])osition of 
cashier, in a few years 
was promoted still fur- 
ther to the office of presi- 
ilent, which position he 
fills with wisdom and 
dignity, and with credit 
to the institution. 

Henry AI. Doremus is 
vice-president, Spencer 
S. Marsh is cashier, and 
W'm. H. Pierson is assis- 
tant cashier. The Board 
of Directors consists of 
the following gentlemen : 
J. Ward Woodrufif, John 
\\ . Lushear. Alfred \\ 
Bannister, Henry M. 
Doremus, Ednnmd V. 
Hartshorn. John AL 
Breingan. Peter D. Snutli. W. J. ( )athout. Alfred B. Ayers 
and Albert C. Case, all of whom are well known, some being 
actively engaged in manufacturing and n-iercantile pursuits, 
others being retired business men. Several of the gentle- 
men are members of the B.iard of Trade. 

Accounts of banks and bankers, merchants, corporations 



A few figures quoted from their report to the Comptroller and individuals are .solicited by the management, and particu- 

of the Currency, issued at the close of business December lar courtesy is extended to women depositors. Courteous 

5, 1911. will give some idea of the volume of business now attention is given to all who may wish to do business with 

transacted. Resources, loans and di.scounts, $1,257,725.96; the bank, whether it be much or little. 



American National Bank 



A POTEXT factor in llic ui)l)uil(ling uf any city is the 
* * presence there of well managed monetary institntions, 
and in this respect Newark has been particularly fortunate. 
The banks and trust companies are known widely as being 
in safe and conservative hands and in every respect stand 
for the city's advancement and solidity. 

Xone of these institutions has served its clientele more 
acceptably than the .American Xational Hank, which, within 
a few weeks, will occupy 
its new and fi n e 1 y 
equipped building at 245 
Springfield avenue. The 
bank had its inception 
when it opened i t s 
doors for business as 
a .State IJank on Xo- 
vember 19th, 1908, and 
began business as a Xa- 
tional liank. December 
•jtli. 19CHJ. The steady 
a n d uninterrupted 

growth of this bank i> 
the best evidence that 
its policy and methods 
are in accord with the 
demands of the present 
d a y business needs. 
.Some interesting figures 
are given for the jierusa! 
of the general public, 
that the growth in de- 
posits may be seen. 
T h u s i n .Vovember. 
KjOiS. the deposits were 
$28,788.01, in Decem- 
ber, 1908, 564,241.90. 
in l-'cbruary, I 909. 
$136,548.37, in .\prii 

1909, $247,046.55, i 11 
June, 1909, $295,1 16.79, 
in September, 1909, 
$314,482.51, m Xovem- 
ber, 1909, $438,438.10, 
in January, 1910, $443.- 
285.68. in March, 1910, 
$614,763.75, in June, 

1910, $680,830.84, i n 

September, 1910, $764,132.19, in .\'iivenil)er, 1910. $7i)(>.- 
184.24, in January. 191 1, $860,547.49. in .March. 191 1, $886,- 
346.31. in June. 191 1, $1,002,744.25, in September, 1911. 
$1,013,137.35, in December, 1911. Si,or/).oi 7.77. in Febru- 
ary, 1912, $1,225,235.84, in April, r.)ij. $1,317,550.06, in 
June, 1912, $1,498,815.59. These figures are a source of 
gratification alike to the management and to the depositors, 
and bespeak a happy and ])n)spenius future. 

-\ condensed statement issued by the bank June 14. 191 2, 
is as follows: Resources — Loans and discounts, $1,012,- 



784.98; L . S. llonds to secure circulation $3oo.(X)o.oo ; Pre- 
miums on L'. S. lionds $1,000.00; other bonds, $197,040.60; 
real estate, $64,591.73; cash on liand and due from other 



banks, $464,- 

of the U. S, 

$200,000.00 ; 

ileposits, $1: 

intr the to- 




.\mi;e<r.\.\ .v.vrioN.M. h.wk, siM<i.\(;i-rKLi) .wd iii:i..mi)NT .\\i:s 



494-34: redemption fund with Treasurer 
$10,000.00. I-ialiilities— Capital stock 
surplus and undivided profits $58,996.06; 
491^^.815.59; circulation $i()2, 100.00, mak- 
tal resources and total liabilities $1,949,- 
911.65. In the per-sonnel 
of its officers and direc- 
tors the bank has l)een 
forlnnale ami llu' men 
who l:a\'e served it in 
these capacities h;uc 
given to the instiliiii. m 
prestige and an assured 
position in tiie finan- 
cial world. The offi- 
cers ,it iMTscnl are — 
President, !•.. t . Uataille; 
vice-presidents, James 
P>. lianister, C'lrl II. 
Winlsch, and Ceorgv W. 
Jagle; cashier, Louis 
J. iUirges.ser; assistant 
cashier, Rdmimd A. 
Kung. The I'.nard of 
Directors is now com- 
posed (If the fnljdwing 
genlleinen: James I',. 
I! a n i s 1 e r , president ; 
James .\. Ilanister Co. ; 
John llaader, of I l;inss- 
ling iS; I'.aader ; ( ;. R. 
.Munroe, counsellor at 
law; L. C. I'.ataille. 
presiclfut of Americ.in 
Xational Hank; James 
. ^^ -^gamg ^H ^HM ^ ' I'adnIa, h.'mker ; John 
aL^'fJl H WW H| F^ H. Berger, merchant; 
^\ W — Jl-ir-Tt^ ( leorge J. Sclimauder, 

* i-" manufacturer; II. \V. 

I'^oster, Ideal \ acunm 
Cleaner Co. ; Leon 
Stears, retired ; John B. 
Foster, druggist ; Charles 
S t o ]) pe r , contractor; 
\\'(.irthington 11, Ingersoll, The Ingersoll Co. of Hamburg, 
.\'. J.; John .\'. Weber, (General Baking Co. ; George W. 
Jagle. jiresident. J. J. Hockenjos Co.; Carl H. Wintsch, 
.M. 1).; Chas, F. Kraemer, real estate broker; William VV. 
Woodward, president. Woodward Hardware Co., X'^ewton, 
X. J. 

.\ new and finely equipix-il Iniilding is just being com- 
pleted, and will be occupied within a few weeks. 

This Ijank is a depository for C'ity, L'onnty, l-^tate and 
L'nited .States postal funds. 



7.3 



i ne Broad and Market National Bank 



A.M().\(i iIk' many notable events of importance in the 
rapid march to greater things in the commercial, 
mannfacturing and financial affairs of the world which has 
distinguished the cnterj^rising and progressive city of 
Xewark, \. j,, for the past decade, it is hardly probable 
that any has aff(jrded so much satisfaction to the business 
element of the city as the opening of the liroad & Market 
National Hank, at 800 Broad street, on the morning of 
Januarv 3rd, umi. which marked the beginning of the 
new year, with a new bank, with new equipment and thor- 



These directors are men prominent in the financial and 
industrial life of Xewark, whose jjractical experience, jiulg- 
ment and established integrity invites confidence and favor 
— elements so essential to the well-being of a monetary 
institution. It is quite natural to associate the names given 
above with large, broad and progressive dealings, and the 
wisdom of the stockholders in choosing them has been 
clearly shown. The bank closed its first day with deposits 
aggregating $122,099.79. .\t the end of one month deposits 
had reached $403,913.25. In a year the deposits were well 




THE BRO.\D .\.\D M.VUKET N.\TION.\L B.\NK, BRO.\D STREET. 



oughlv impregnated with all the new ideas which constitutes 
a modern bank to be conducted uii,on lines of model and 
modern policies. 

The gentlemen engaged in the active management have 
proven themselves thoroughly practical in the banking busi- 
ness, and wise in the administration of its affairs. The 
officers are President, Christian Meissner, \'ice-Presidents, 
David King and Joseph Samuel, Cashier, Charles W. Lent. 
The directors are : John O'Connor, Christian hdcissner. 
(jeorge H. Lambert, R. Russell Brant, John Xieder. Morris 
Cohn, Harry .M. l-'riend, Joseph Samuel, George H. F"ritz, 
Louis L lieers, Ceorge Weyrauch, Walter C. Jacobs. Charles 
11. Stewart, Theodore S. I'^ettinger, Llenry S. .Altai, b'rank 
W'adsworth and David King. 



above the million mark ami before the first half of the 
second vear had been mundcd out deposits were close to 
$1,500,000 and resources exceeded $2,000.000 — quite a 
notable record for aiiv financial institution to make — one, 
it is believed, not surpassed by any bank ever organized 
in the State of Xew Jersey. 

The bank was established with a capital of $200,000.00 
and a sur]ilus of $100,000.00. Interest at the rate of two 
per cent, per annum is paid on deposits over $500. cx) an<I 
four per cent, is paid on savings accounts. 

Accounts of all classes of people are invited and ever_\ 
courtesy and consideration are assured. 

This bank has been chosen as a state, city and count} 
dei)ository. 



74 



Fidelity Trust Company 



WITH its banking, savings, trust, Ijond, title, mortgage 
and safe deposit departments, tlic Fidelity Trust 
Comi)any is conceded to be the largest institution of its 
kind in the State of New Jersey. 

Occupying most of the ground floor and a large part of 
the ninth floor in the main Prudential building, at Broad 
and Bank streets, this company reflects in no small degree 
the unfailing confidence of the public. Its growth has been 
rapid, steady and enduring. Starting twenty-five years ago 



ments, the company was influenced not by a wish to make a 
display, but by considerations of security and efficiency and 
the convenience of its patrons. 

Beliind all that it does in its dift'erent and rapidly grow- 
ing departments, stands its unsullied reputation, the un- 
doubted probity of its directors and the unquestioned in- 
tegrity, ability and courtesy of its officers. The company's 
directors are: Aaron .\dams. Samuel W. I'lcldon, 1 lenry 
M. Doremus, Forrest F. Drvden, Edward 1), Duftield, I'^red- 




COM.MERCI.XL I!.\NKING k(X).M, 1-IDKLITV TKfST COMP.WV, 1!U().\U STKICKT. 



with a cajjital of $200,000. it now ( 191J 1 has a cai)ital sur- 
plus and undividetl profits of more than $9,500,000. 

Under the direction of conservatively j^rogressive directors, 
experienced officers and expert department heads, the com- 
pany does a state- wide business. In addition to its large 
banking and savings departments, which ])a\- interest on 
deposits, and its bond dei)artment which buys and sells 
stocks and bonds, it acts as executor of estates, serves as 
trustee, guardian, receiver and assignee, takes entire charge 
of real and personal jiroperty. guarantees titles to real estate, 
makes searches, loans money on collateral and on bond and 
mortgage, sells investment mortgages, and maintains safe 
deposit vaults with well-ec|uipped private writing and cou- 
pon rooms. These vaults are the largest in the state. 

In equipping anil furnishing them and its various depart- 



erick W . Fgncr, John C Eisele. .\. Ilailmi llepburn, .Schuy- 
ler B. Jackson, Wilbur S. Johnson, .\nthony R. Kuser. John 
L. Kuser. Thomas X. McC'arter. L'zal II. McCarter. P. Sand" 
ford Ross. William .Scheercr. Jerome Taylor, Jacob E. Ward 
and Theodore M. Woodland. Its officers are: l'zal H. Mc- 
Carter. ])resident : .\ntli(in\' R. Kuser, 1st vice-president: 
Frederick W. Egner. 2n(l vice-president ; Samuel W. Bel- 
don, general counsel: I'rancis Eafferty, solicitor: Jerome 
Taylor, trust officer: lulward .A. Pruden, assistant trust 
officer: Theodore Ilampson, assistant trust officer: James 
H. Shackleton. secretary-treasurer : Paul C Downing, as- 
sistant secretary-treasurer; Edward W. Canq)bcll, assistant 
secretary-treasurer: Clarence (i. .\]ipIeton. comptroller: 
Charles Titsworth, title officer: .'^imon P. Xcjrthrup, assist- 
ant title officer. The company invites correspondence. 



75 



rederal 1 rust Company 



Tl I K Federal Trust Cumpany of Newark is an excellent 
example of monetary institutions and its stability and 
strenijlli are shown in its latest statement which makes known 
the facts that its total assets are $8,013,861.32, divided as fol- 
lows: Stocks and bonds, $1,557,475.90: mortgages, $89,- 
i)5'i-';8: Inans and iintes purchased, $4,576,563.93: cash on 
hand and in bank, $1,775,461.99: other assets. $14..^.02.52. 
.\t the time this statement was issued, its liabilities were 
capital. $1,000,000.00: surplus. $500,000.00: undivided 



Dickson. The personnel of officers has almost entirely 
changed. Air. l!_\Tne being the only one of the original num- 
lier now serving. The present officers are. president. James 
Smith, Jr.; vice-president, Joseph M. Byrne: treasurer, 
E. F. Maguire : secretary. Charles T. Champion : assistant 
secretar}', J. AI. Cavanagh. all of whom are men of sterling 
integrity and high standing. The directors, who represent 
some of Newark's most successful business enterprises, are 
James Smith, Jr.. Jnscpli .M . I'.yrnc. W'm. II. Kellner. Louis 




INTERIOU, FEDICK.M, lULST en.\Il'.\.\V, 1!KU.\1) SlUKET. 



profits, $735,494.58 : dividends unpaid, $60,330.00 ; deposits, 
$5,715,148.95, and other liabilities, $2,887.79. .\ttenlion is 
called to its unusually large deposit account, which bespeaks 
fullest i)ublic confidence in this institution. 

The histnr\- of this bank is an interesting one as its 
growth has lieen rapid and uninterrupted. It was incor]50- 
rated in ( )ctnl)er. 1901, and its first statement issued in 
December nf the same year, showed its assets to be $2,707.- 
680.10. while the deposits were $1,191,995.07. Its first 
group of officers was : President, Andrew Kirkpatrick : vice- 
presidents, llenjamin Atha and Joseph M. I'yruc : secretary 
and treasurer, Charles H. Ely : trust officer. Charles G. 



I'laut. Hamilton 1-". Kean, Chester R. Hoag. Peter Hauck. 
Jr., \\"int(OT C. Carrison. Cottfried Krueger. Austen H. 
McGregor. Arthur C. llensler. James E. Bathgate, Jr., Oscar 
H. Wheeler, Eugene Merz and T. J. Maloney. The com- 
pany is authorized to act as executor under wills, adminis- 
trator of estates of deceased persons, guardian of minor 
children and trustee to execute all kinds of trusts, to act 
as registrar, transfer agent, or any duty of similar character. 
The company also does an extensive general banking busi- 
ness, and it solicits the accounts of firms, corporations and 
individuals, which it is i)re])ared to handle in a thoroughly 
satisfactorv manner. 



76 



West bide Trust Company 



THIS institution is aljoiil in (.-ntcr its tcntii succcsstui 
year, having been organized and given its ciiarler 
in May, iyo2. and o|)ened its doors for business on June 
20(1. following, since which time its career lias been sig- 
nally steady, substantial and successful. .\ clear idea of its 
progress may be gained from a comparison of its assets and 
liabilities in June. 1904. and at the present time. A state- 
ment issued at the earlier date contains the^e figures: 
.-\ssets — Bonds. $134.- 
1 00.00 : m o r t g a g e s, 
$124,550.00: leans and 
bills purchased. $992.- 
352.49; furniture and 
ti.xtures and other assets. 
Sio.222.10; accrued in- 
terest. $6,863.43 : cash 
on hand and in bank, 
$235,689.59. Liabilities 
— Capital, $200,000.00 ; 
surplus and profits. 
$133,306.80; deposits, 
$1,170,469.81 ; the total 
liabilities and total as- 
sets are $1,503,776.61. 

The most recent state- 
ment issued by the bank 
at the close of business 
December 31. 191 1, con- 
tains the following fig- 
ures : Resource s — 
Bond s, $.;33. 1 55-50; 
mortgages, $ 1 72,250.00 : 
loans and notes pur- 
chased, $2,628.348.30 ; 
banking house. $90,000.- 
00; accrued intere.-t re- 
ceivable, $16,316.20; 
cash on hand and in 
ban k. $398,885.78. 
Liabilities — C a p i t a 1. 
$200,000.00; surplus and 
profits. $33i.r)Ci.23; ac- 
crued interest payable 
$-2,937-22 : deposits. 
$3,184,417.33; total re- 
.sources and total liabilities, of the 
$3-738.955-78. 

The deposits in December. 1910. were $2,856,625.15, while 
one year later they were as above. $3,184,417.33. showing 
an increase in that short i)eriod of S327.792.18. The Ijank 
gives two per cent, interest, payable monthly, on business 
deposits, and four jx-r cent, compounded semi-annuallv. 
on investment deposits entrusted to its care. 

This bank conducts a general banking business, buys and 
sells exchanges, and issues drafts payable at any point. 

The present directorate of tiie West Side Trust Com- 
pany constitutes a most representative bodv of men. everv 




WK.ST .SM)I-; TUCST CO.. SPRI XilFIKI.n .\VK., COR. HIGH STREKT 

coni])any amounting to 



name being erne which insures the strength and solidity 
of the institution. It is composed of such substantial and 
iuHuential citizens as Julius .Vbeles, Joseph O. .\mberw, 
(Jeo. J. r.u.sch. Richard C. P. Dieffenbach, John C. Eisele, 
Joseph l-'isch, August Coertz, Hon, Charles ]•'. Ilerr, 
Lmanuel Heyman, Philip Koehler, William (). Kueblcr, 
Meyer Kussy, Philip Lowy, P'rederick W . Paul, jjcnr-, |. 
."^chaedel. Christian .Schmidt. .Samuel Schwartz and Frank 

Schwarzwaclder. The 
executive head ni the 
institution has i)een care- 
fully chosen, and the 
officers ai-e men of e.\- 
perience, sound judg- 
ment and integrity. 
They are as follows: 
President. .Meyer Kussy: 
\ice-presidents. \\. (i. 
I'. Dieffenhacli. I'Veder- 
ick W. Paul and .\ugust 
I loertz ; secretary and 
treasurer, ( ieorge W. 
Pent, and assislaiil 
secretarv and treasurer, 
I'. W. I'arisette. 

'i'lie West Side '{"nisi 
Company lias been desig- 
nated as a State, Comity 
and City Depositnr\-, and 
is under State control 
and supervision. It is 
also a Cnited States 
Po.stal Savings Deposi- 
tory. In its hanking, 
house there may be 
found every facility for 
the jjroper transaction of 
a large vohnne of busi- 
ness, as well as all con- 
veniences for patrons and 
attaclies. It occupies its 
own building at tlu' 
intersection of .^|)ring- 
field avenue and iligh 
street. 
The company acts as executor, trustee, guardian aiul in 
other trust capacities, and is equip])e(I with a special view 
t(j doing this work efficiently and economically. The custom 
of a])pointing a corporation to act as executor is being 
foimd so highly satisfactory that it is rapidly growing in 
favor and replacing the former plan of an individual execu- 
tor, ])articularly where large estates are to be administered. 
( )nc advantage to be gained by such a course is that while 
executors are seldom required to give security, and in 
some instances may prove unfaithful, the faithful perform- 
ance of the trust by this company is guaranteed bv the 
entire cajjital and surplus, aggregating $500,000.00. 



77 




IRONBOUNO TRUST COMPANY, MARKET ANI1 FERRY STREETS. 



Ironbound Trust CoiQpany 



Tl 1 Ll Jrunljiiund Trusl Company was incorporated I'ebru- 
ary, i<p7, and opened for business June 3rd, of the same 
year. At the start the company occupied modest quarters 
at No. II P'erry street and continued to do liusiness there 
for three years. The present building, at the junction of 
Market and I""erry streets, was completed and occupied in 
lulv, 1910, and is fully equipped in every way to handle the 
growing business of the company. The safe deposit vaults 
in the basement are burglar ])roof and fire ]jroof and were 
built with every modern device for safety and i)rotection. 
The dour of the vau't. which is circular in size, is a splendid 
])iece of mechanism and weighs fourteen tons, being the 
first round vault door in Xewark. The first ])rinted state- 
ment issued b\ the Trust Company was at the close of 
business December 31, 1907, and at that time the deposits 
were $456,912.37; ca])ital, $100,000.00: surplus and un- 
divided profits, $50,422.32. The annual statement nf the 
company at the close of business December 31, 1911, shows 
deposits, $2,154,262.43: capital, $200,000.00: surplus and 
undivided profits, $211,151.80. 

The officers are men of known integrit)' and experience 
in financial matters. They are: ['resident, J. H. liacheller: 
\ ice-Presidents, A. \'. Hamburg and Theodore S. Miller: 
Secretarv and Treasurer, T^. Keisler, Jr. ; Asst. Sec'y and 
Treasurer, 1". D. Alacl'"a<lden. The names of the directors 



are such as would inspire confidence in any business under- 
taking. They are: Franklin Conklin, President Flood & 
Conklin Company, varnish manufacturers : Richard C. 
Jenkinson, R. C. Jenkinson & Company : W. W. Trimpi, 
Secy.-Treas. Xewark Rivet Works: August Merz, Heller & 
Merz Company: A. C Scherer, Oscar Scherer & Bro., 
leather manufacturers; Fred L. Eberhardt, President and 
general manager Gould & Eberhardt : Theodore S. Miller, 
President John Reilly, Inc., leather manufacturers: J. H. 
liacbeller. President; Edward Zusi, brass founder: A. V. 
Hamburg, President Hamburg Putton Company: Charles 
E. Hetzel, roofing materials and paints; Isaac F. Roe, 
President and Treasurer Roe & Conover ; Jacob Rummell, 
President J. Rummell Company, hat manufacturers; Bene- 
dict Prieth, Manager New Jersey Freic Zcifiiiu/: Waldo C. 
Cenung, Treasurer. Cook & Cienimg Com]iany, masons' 
materials; E. Alvah Wilkinson, President Wilkinson, Cad- 
dis & Co., wholesale grocers. 

While the company is prepared and equipped to perform 
all the functions of a trust comi)any, it has largely confined 
its work to the regular l)anking l)usiness, including every 
conceivable branch oi banking, also conducting a safe de- 
]5osit department for the convenience of its patrons. 

The officers of tlie company are always glad to consult 
witli and advise ]iatriins and pros|)ecti\'e ])atrons. 



78 



Ne^\^ark 1 rust Company 



TI 1 1', banking interests of Newark are perhaps tlie strong- 
est support of the manufacturing and mercantile inter- 
ests of our city, and. while working in alliance with these in- 
terests in all their legitimate phases, each appreciably inllii- 
ences and partakes of the tone and mctliods of the others. 
One of tiie staunch and important banking institutions of 
Newark is the Newark Trust Company, occupying quarters 
at 853 ISroad street. This bank was incorporated in Novem- 
ber, i<;o8, and began business in i'ebruary of the following 
year, since when it has been conducting a steadily expanding 
enter|)rise. .\t the close of business June 30. 1909. 
when the first piii)lic statement was issne<l. the de- 
posits were 
$446, 163.42. 
This is quite in 
contrast to the 
de])osits as re- 
ported in its lat- 
e s t statement 
which shows$i,- 
024,651.01 on 
hand to the 
credit of deposi- 
tors. The offi- 
cers at the time 
of the bank's 
start were: 
President. Wa- 
ters I'l. D a y ; 
vice ■ presidents. 
Ferd. R. Moel- 
ler, Theo. F. 
Keer, and I" rank 
.M. Schulz: the 
secretary a n d 
treasurer w a s 
Gordon 11. Phil- 
lips. The pres- 
ent officers are : 
President, Waters 11. Day; vice-presidents, Theo. 1". 
Keer and I'rank .M . Scbulz ; vice-president and secre- 
tary, (iordon P. i'hilli|js: and treasurer, J'Ved 11. Kil- 
patrick. These officers are some of the keenest business 
men and ablest financiers, while the directors are men 
who have made a success, financiallw in whatever busi- 
ness or profession they have been engaged. The ])resent 
Hoard of Directors consists of William F. .\ckor, Henry 
Allsopj), William .\. Baker. Roland D. Crocker. Waters 1!. 
Day. Theo. F. Keer, Cjeorge !•". King, James J. McGuire. 
Ferd. R. Moeller. William Pennington, Gordon 1'.. Phillips, 
William P. Powell, E. M. Richman. M. D., Frank .M. 
Schulz, Robert P. Stoutenburgh, I'Ved C. \\'ackenhutli, Jr. 
The statement issued by the Newark Trust Company 
December 30, 1911, contains the following verv interesting 
figures: Resources, stocks and bonds. S45. 300.00; mort- 
gages, $80,800.00; loans and notes purchased, $894,318.25; 
accrued interest. $3,829.45 ; furniture and fi.\tures. $8.700.00 ; 




cash on hand and in hank, $156,738.78; liabilities, capital, 
$100,000.00; surplus and undivided profits, $63,035.57; de- 
posits, $1,024,651.01 ; dividend payable. $2,000.00. Total, 
$1,189,686.58. 

The company allows two jx-r cent, interest on checking 
accounts with balances of $500 or over, and four |)er cent. 
in its Investment Department nn ;inii units from ,$2 to $3,000. 
It welcomes both large and small accounts. 

The bank has every facility at its command foi the 
proni])!. careful and accurate transaction of all foreign and 
domestic banking business entrusted to it and renders 
patrons highly satisfactory .services. In its cajjacity as a 

Irtisi Conip.'uu' 
it handles es- 
tates for wid- 
ow ^ , minors, 
etc.. ;ind acts as 
executor, guar- 
<lian, assignee or 
adminisirati ir.as 
occasion d e - 
ntands. 

rile suljstan- 
lial growth the 
companv h a s 
inaile diii-ing the 
hiief period it 
has hecn serving 
tlie |) 11 1) 1 i c , is 
liiglily satisfac- 
tory not onK- to 
those i 111 m e - 
dialely interest- 
ed, lint to the 
roniiiinnity at 
lai'ge, as indi- 
cating the ])ros- 
I)crous condition 
])rcvailiiig i 11 
a future of wide 



I.NllCKIDK \IKW XKW.XRK TUfST CO.. l!KO.\I) STREET. 



.Newark and vicinity. It also bes])eak 
usefulness for the institution. 

.\l)out May 1, 1913, the Newark Trust C.jmpany will 
occupy new and larger quarters on the ground tloor in the 
Kinne\- building now in course of construction, at the cor- 
ner of IJroad and .Market streets. The need of more commo- 
dious accommodations, due to the increasing volume of 
business entrusted to its care, has made this move iiiqjera- 
tive. and in the new building with its s])lendid location the 
required accommodations will doubtless be found. The 
space to be occupied will be 20 x 80 feet, with a mezz;ininc 
extending across the front to contain the Ixxjkkeepers. 
The banking room will be located on the south side of 
Uroad street entrance, and may he entered from both I'.road 
and Market streets. 

This location, together with its up-to-date e(|uipment, will 
give the Newark Trust Company one of the most modern 
and attractive banking rnonis in the Slate. 



79 



City Trust Company 



Nt ) lietter baroinc-tcr dI tlic growth of a city can In' 
found than the progress of its hanks and trust com- 
panies. The financial institutions where the savings of 
the masses of the peojile are kept, and from wliicli come 
the sinews of war for a city's campaign for commercial 
supremacy, are the best means of gauging accurately the 
relative importance of that city in the world's business 
circles. If the deposits are large it shows the thrift and 
energy of the people that compose the community's 
l)opulation in this section of the city. The heavy loans 
are indicative of the 
confidence the banker, 
the best trained and 
most trustworth)- busi- 
ness man, has in the 
])eople and their ability 
to uphold and push the 
city ever onward. 

Among those Ijanking 
houses that constitute 
solid bed-ruck upon 
which is founded the re- 
>ults of manufacturing 
and mercantile enter- 
prises is the City Trust 
Company, an institution 
which, ever since its in- 
ception in iijoi, has sus- 
tained marked progress 
and stead}' advancement 
in every department. 
I'or this most excellent 
showing due credit 
must be given the exec- 
utive officers \v h o at 
this time are serving the 
hank as follows : Presi- 
dent, V. \V. Hannahs; 
vice-])residents, Irving 
Smith and William Mal- 
scy I'eck; secretary and 
treasurer, E. S. Carr; 
executive committee, 

John 1". Conroy, Aaron 
Adams, Charles Colyer, \\'illiani llalsey Peck, Robert Crabb, 
1\ W. Hannahs. an<l ,S. S. Wheeler; directors. Aaron 
Adams, R. N. Brundage, Robert Crabl), Charles Colyer, 
Morrison C. Colyer, John 1". Conrow Oscar H. Condit, 
Osceola Currier, Leban W. Dennis, lienjamin V. b'dsall, 
William S. Fairchild, h". W. Hannahs, Charles 11. Haw- 
kins, (ieorge N. Ketcham, William Halsey Peck. Irving 
Smith, Frank \'ander])ool and Schuyler S. Wheeler. 

The banking rooms, at 122 Roseville avenue, are well 
fitted and provided with all the modern facilities of the well 
regulated and systematically conducted bank. The Citv 
Trust Com])any, as its name im])lies. conducts a general 
ti-ust company business in all branches, it being authorized 




CITY TRUST COMr.WV, ROSEVILLE .WEXUE. 



by law to act as trustee, guardian, executor or in like fiduci- 
ary capacity. Jt receives savings deposits from $1.00 up, 
]5aying interest on the same at the rate of four per cent. 
])er amnnn. .Active accounts, suljject to check, are also 
received, b'or the convenience of patrons, who contemplate 
traveling abroad, it issues its own drafts on continental cities 
or letters of credit ])ayable in any part of the world. 
Tlie latest financial statement issued reveals an excellent 
financial condition of affairs of this trust company. In its 
condensed form it is as follows: Resources: Bonds 

and mortgages, $467,- 
300.00 ; stocks and bonds, 
$353,850.00 ; collateral 
loans, $161,455.00; notes 
purchased, $188,464.44; 
overdrafts, $30.50; due 
from banks, etc.. $357, - 
703.14; banking house, 
$31,000.00; cash on hand 
and cash items, $46,335.- 
59; interest ' accrued, 
$11,562.85: Liabilities: 
Capital, $100,000.00; 
surplus and profits, $90,- 
484.36. Deposits : Time, 
$541,211.43; demand, 
$879,551.89; checks cer- 
tified, $1,429.36; treas- 
urer's checks, $502.46. 
Total, $1,422,695.14. 
Taxes reserved, $330.00 ; 
due to banks, $705.65 ; 
interest accrued payable, 
$3,486.37. The total re- 
sources and total liabili- 
ties have reached the 
unusual figure of $1,- 
617,701.52, and are an- 
nually showing a marked 
financial increase. 

The laws of New Jer- 
sey under which this 
company is organized, 
protect and safeguard all 
deposits, whatever the amount may be, through the State 
I'.anking Deiiartment, by making thorough examinations 
an\- time they desire. These e.xaminatitms occur several 
times during the year without notice. The bank's capital 
and the surplus stand Ijetween the depositor and any loss. 

Special courtesy is extended to women patrons, and to any 
such who have personal estates, the management of liouse- 
hold funds or the care of children's money, the City Trust 
Company is an invaluable aid to intelligent administration. 
Safe deposit vaults, which are an insurance against 
worry and loss, are rented at $5.00 per year and upward. 

The officers of the company are always glad to consult 
and advise patrons and ]irospective patrons at an\- time. 



80 



Xhe Roseville i rust Company 



WllliX \vu CDiisitler the admirable record, that no regu- 
larly organized trust company in the L'nited States has 
ever lost one dollar for its trust patrons, and when we con- 
sider, on the other hand that reports of courts and news- 
pa])er chronicles hear sad and melancholy witness to the un- 
stablcness of individual trustees and executors, we very 
wisely conclude that the modern institution of a |)ro])erly 
administered trust company is a boon to any community. 
When a trust is committed to an individual what assurance 
is there that he will live to exercise it or that he will keep 
in such health as will enable him to give the trust jiroper 
attention? Unexpect- 
ed mental derange- 
ment may come to 
him or if in health 
he will need recre- 
ation, or he may 
have business tiiat 
takes liini from lionie 
at a time w hen the 
necessity of the estate 
demands liis presence. 
I'urthcrmore w h i 1 c 
tile individual selected 
may he ever so faith- 
ful, yet it is more 
than likely he has 
never Ijefore ilis- 
charged such a trust 
and would lie unable 
to render a service 
beyond his exjieri- 
ence and bnsines-; 
ability. 

Wlien we consider 
all these possible con- 
tingencies, it must be 
acknowledged the 
trust com])any is the 
only logical, i)ractical, 

|)rudent and ])ermanent agent, to which a trust should be 
committed, and the settlement of all the estate entrusted. 
It can be a guardian or curator when a jierson is under 
age, his agent or trustee when he is grown, if he is sane, 
and his committee or guardian if he is not, his assignee, if 
his bankruj)tcy is voluntary, and his receiver, if it is in- 
volimtary, his valuable friend while he lives and his ex- 
ecutor, admiuistratt)r or testamentary trustee when he dies. 
As long as there are any assets in the bank, it never resigns. 

The Roseville Trust Company is entering upon its fourth 
year in business in this city. Organized, developed and con- 
ducted on the principle of con.servative and progressive lines, 
it has preserved the integrity of its individuality intact since 
its commencement, and on this basis has made remarkable 
advancement each year in strength, in scope and in the 
confidence of the jniblic in general. 

The resources of this com]iany, as made public in it> 




11 IK U(>.S|..\ 1 1. 1. 1 



recent statement, total $878,919. do, divided a^ tcillows: Cash 
on hand, $29,012.03; due from banks, $140,448.94; bonds 
and mortgages, $104,050.00; stocks and bonds, $40,()37.50 ; 
collateral loans, $45,964.00; bills purchased, $465,.p5.42; 
banking house. $50,000. <x) ; other assets, $3,381.71. The 
liabilities at this time were; Capital stock paid in, $100,000.- 
00; snr])lus fund, $50,000.00; undi\i(lod profits (iieti, $36,- 
889.84; time deposits, $260,949.50; demand deposits, $394,- 
914.27; certificates of deposit. $1,920.00; certified checks, 
$331.67; treasurer's checks outstanding. $68.48; reserved 
for taxes. $100.00: di\idends unpaiii. ,$4.50; other lial)ililies, 

$33,731.34. r h e 

luiniber of accounts 
on Uecember 31. Kjio, 
was i,i;48. .'\cconnts 
of Decembi'r 31, ii)i 1 . 
were 2,553. 

One secret of the 
success which has at- 
teiidcil this institution 
is the high character 
of the nieii. The offi- 
cers imw serving are 
nun cif recognized 
business ability and 
inlegrily. active mem- 
bers ol the i'oard of 
Trade. William I". 
( )<lell is ])resiilcnt. 
William l'"airlie lirsl 
\ice-presi(k'iit, I 1,-iiry 
W. h'ostcr, second 
vire-])resideiit a 11 d 
l\ a }• m 11 n d Iv 
.'^ 111 i I li, secretary- 
Ireastirei". The ilirect- 
( Jis will ' li;i\ e had 
no small >liare in ihe 
ra])id gnuvtli ot this 
bank are: William 
j. r.anister. James I'., llanisler. I".<hvard D. Dunn, William 
T. Uenjamin, John .'-^. Hell. William bairlie, I larry 
W. Foster, Worthington II. Ingcrsoll, William F. Keim, 
M. D., I'rederick Kilgus, George K. Krug. Charles C. 
I-urich. Clinton \\ .McCord, Tlarvcy Motl, (i. Rowland 
.Munroe. William 1'. ( )dell. John I!. .Scarlett, l':imer K. 
Sexton, Raymond F. .Smith and William W. Woodward. 

The company owns and occu])ies the bank building at 
the intersection of ( )range street and Roseville avenue, 
where it has a handsomely designed building of pleasing 
architecture and well equipped for its work. Safety de- 
posit boxes are fnr rent, and four ])er cent, interest is 
paid on all special time deposits. The com])any desires 
to render to ])atrons every possible service and every courtesy 
consistent with sound banking princijiles. and stands ready 
at all times to have its solidity, aims and objects inc|uired 
into bv any prosjU'Ctive dejiositor. 



,0", oKA.M.i-. M i<i:i-;t. 



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Security Savings Bank 



IX tlie accumulation of wealth, the building of a home 
or providing against the day of adversity, the well-con- 
ducted savings bank is erne of the greatest boons to the 
industrial and wage earning masses of any city or com- 
munity ; nor does any institution serve so well as an index 
to the industrial prosjx'rity of a city. l*nr the growing 
commerce and the prevalent 
advancement in all lines of en- 
terprise. Newark is well pro- 
vided with bank and other 
financial institutions. None of 
these more adequately serves 
its purpose than does the Se- 
curity Savings Bank, an insti- 
tution closely allied with New- 
ark's fiscal and commercial 
growth. The history of this 
bank is of unusual interest, in 
that it reveals a record of 
steady and substantial growth, 
and the careful, conservative 
management, which has char- 
acterized this institution for 
the ]jast quarter of a cen- 
tury has resulted in securing 
about five millions of dollars 
in assets. This large amoimt 
belongs to about I i ,000 (de- 
positors. 

The inception of this l:)ank 
dates back to 1884, when a 
group of men realized that 
there was need in Newark 
for another saving bank whose 
affairs should be conducted 
along safe and conservative 
lines, and the wisdom of this 
policy has been proven in the 
success of the institution. All 
investments made have under- 
gone most thorough investiga- 
tion, and the interests of the 
depositors ever been of para- 
mount importance. At the 
present time nearly $500.00 a 
day in interest is being earned 
for the depositors. An ac- 
count may be opened by placing a deposit of $1.00. and a 
large number of children, besides the men and women, are 
among the depositors. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent, 
per annum is paid on amounts from $1.00 to $1,000.00, and 
3>^ per cent, on amounts in excess of $1,000.00. compounded 
every six months. Dividends are declared January ist and 
July 1st, and payable on and after the 20th of these months. 
Persons residing outside of Newark, who desire to open 
an account, find it an easy matter, as post office or express 



are sent by mail with all safety and pass books, in which 
the amount has been entered, are mailed by the bank to the 
depositors. All .s\ich transactions receive the personal at- 
tention of one of the officers of the bank. 

The State (Government has active sui)ervision over this 
institution. re(|uiring several sworn reports each year and 

sending e.xpert examiners to 
go over the books and securi- 
ties amnially. This bank 
must, by law, and in conform- 
ance with its own careful 
]3olicy, always keep a safe 
amount of its de])osits in avail- 
able cash. 

The fact that the bank car- 
ries "insurance against daylight 
burglary, or hold ups and that 
the employes are heavily bond- 
ed, shows the thorough s])irit 
of watchfulness over every 
detail of ^^afety which pro- 
tects the savings deposited 
there. The judicious manag.'- 
ment which has always char- 
acterized this bank, has earned 
for it the reputation of be- 
ing conservative, which has 
been a source of gratification 
to all depositors. 

This bank has been excee<l- 
ingly fortunate in the cliarac- 
ter of its officers and direc- 
tors, all of whom are well 
known representative men. Its 
officers are. |ohn A. (iiftord, 
jiresident. ( )scar 1!. Mock- 
ridge, vice-president and 
treasurer. W. W. Rutter. 
cashier. 

The managers are John A. 
Clifford, president; Oscar 11. 
Mockridge. vice-president and 
treasurer ; Benjamin Atha. 
vice-president. Essex County 
National Bank ; John Frank- 
lin l-'ort. Ex-Governor of the 
SKCUKiTY s.wixGs [;.\NK. BRO.\D STREET. State of New Jersey; Joseph 

W. Plume, President, Manufacturers' National Rank; H. C. 
H. Herold. AI.D.. President. Board of Health. Wallace M. 
Scudder, Newark Ei'cning A'cws: Peter Hauck, Peter 
Hauck & Company. Brewers ; John C. Eisele, Eisele & King. 
Bankers: Felix Fuld. Bamberger & Company; \l. F. Mc- 
Laughlin, of Kelly & McLaughlin, Leather Manufacturers; 
Charles L. Farrell. President. Essex Countv National Bank. 
The personnel of the directorate are prominent men of 




affairs, whose names may be found in man\' other success- 
money orders, bank drafts, checks or certificates of deposit ful financial and industrial institutions in our citv. 



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LIFE INSURANCE 



As llic home city of the I'ruclciUial aiul .Muliial IJcnotit 
l^ife Insurance Companies, Newark is known all over 
the worlcl, not only through the former company's extensive 
advertising, but by reason of the fact that both companies, 
while confining their business largely to this country, have 
issued policies that have gone to the four c|uarters of the 
globe. 

These two institutions are something more tiian towers 
of financial strength ; they are veritable money-mountains. 
That fact is indicated in a way that is striking and. to 
some, staggering. The figures set forth by these con- 
cerns in their re])orts are almost beyond comprehension. 
In the case of the Prudential, for instance, the outstanding 
paid-for insurance, January i, 1912, amounted t(j $2,018,- 
499,340. Since its organization it has paid out on death 
claims, up to December 31. 1911. the enormous simi of 
$186,089,989.52. 

(3ther payments to ])olicyholders on matured endow- 
ments, annuities, dividends and surrender values brought 
this company's total disbursements in this jaart of its busi- 
ness up to the astounding total of $233,370,622. .\t the 
beginning of I()I2, the Prudential had 10.282.484 policies 



in force. Its capital and surplus then amounted to $18,- 
187,045. lis as.sets at that time aggregated $259,186,137, 
ami its liabilities were then placed at $240,999,091.60. In 
the group of magnificent buildings that are devoted to its 
home office work, the Prudential employs more than 3,000 
men and women and boys. 

The -Mutual ISenefit Life Insurance C'onipanw like the 
Prudential, is widely and favorably known. Its mitstand- 
ing insurance has grown from $2,110,717, in 1845. to $589,- 
808,817, in 1911. Its assets, at the hesinning of this year 
(1912), amounted to par $147,028,871. 

Since 1845, when it began business, it has receixed from 
policyholders a total of $388.0^)6,767, and has paid iml to 
policyholders $304,364,305. The amount held by it at the 
beginning- of the \ear for future i>aymenls was $14,308,475, 
market. 

Year by year, since its organization, the .Mutual I'.enefit 
has shown a steady and decided increase, not onl\- in its new 
business, but in its assets. This comjiany i^ striclh mutual. 
It has no stockholders. Its charter is ])eriietu;il. Like the 
Prudential, it owns its own Imme and enii)ln\s in its lucil 
office a small arniv of workers. 



FIRE INSURANCE 



I.\ the matter of fire insurance. Newark is amjily [jro- 
tected, not only by out-of-town coni|)anies. but by dis- 
tinctly local corporations which have their home offices in 
the city. One of them is the hiremen's Insurance Company, 
whose towering office building, at the intersection of Market 
and Broad streets, is to be easily seen from afar, .\nother 
local fire insurance company is the .\inerican, which has a 
handsome home ».f its own, and a third is the Newark I'lrc 
Insurance Company, which recently erected a building for 
its own use. The fourth insurance corporation is the New 
Jersey Fire Insurance Comi)any, which was recently or- 
ganized. 

The combined ca])ital and net surplus of these four com- 
panies is close to $10,500,000. Their assets amount to 
$18,800,000, and their liabilities total $9,000,000. Last year 
( 191 1 ) they received $6,500,000 in premiums and paid losses 
amounting to $3,500,000. Their total outstanding insur- 
ance (April 30, 191 1 ) amounted to $2,018,499,340. 

Like other enterjirises in Newark, the Fire Insurance 
companies have enjoyed a growth that has been steady and 
consistent, and particularly flattering to their management. 
In each instance the afifairs of the different local companies 
are being conducted and have always been managed by 
men who are not only well-known in and around Newark, 
but through the insurance world. 

Working along lines that are at once conservative and 
progressive, these local fire insurance companies have al- 
ways been jjrompt and often liberal in the iMymeiit of their 



losses and tlie result is t'.iat they enjoy a reputalinn not 
only for financial strength, hut for splendid busine-^ meth- 
ods. That fact is evidenced in their growth ; ii is. and al- 
ways has been, a growth th:it is founded 1 m inilihc confi- 
dence. It shows — as probably nothing else could show — 
the way in which these institutions are regarded by the 
premium-i)aying public and in this esteem the officers and 
directors of these comiianies take a justifiable jiride. 

That these large insurance concerns enjoy -m excellent 
re])utation not only among policyholders, hut in the ranks 
of shrewd investors is mafle imdeniably plain by the de- 
mand for their stocks. Inquiry for these securities is steady 
and consistent, and while speculation in llieni is always 
frowned upon, the stocks are usually in good demand at 
prices that are advancing regularly. These securities are 
held by investors in Newark and other places, and never, 
since the companies began disbursing dividends, has there 
been any doubt as to their payment. Wherever they are 
known these securities are regarded as gilt-edged invest- 
ments and when as recently happened, one of the older com- 
panies issued new stock, it was quickly over subscribed for. 

In co-operation with other insurance companies, these 
local institutions maintain a .Salvage Corps that is second 
in efficiency, discipline and general usefulness to none in 
the country. This corps is centrally located in a fine home 
of its own, and with an equipment that is thoroughly up-to- 
date in every particular, it has done, and is doing, note- 
worthy work in keeping down the fire losses in the city. 



^3 



A 



Xne Prudential Insurance Company 

T^RIEXD with whom tlie w ritcr was discussing life signed to meet the wants of every insurable man regardless 



insurance topics recently, remarked that the most inter- 
esting thing in life insurance to him was the phenomenal 
growth of The Prudential Insurance Company of America, 
since its organization only thirty-seven years ago. 

The writer secured 
some financial state- 
ments of The Pruden- 
tial and proceeded to 
enlighten h i m s e 1 f. 
Altliough he thought 
himself a fairly well in- 
formed man on this par- 
ticular subject, he dis- 
ci ivercil a number of 
things that made him sit 
up with surprise. 

The Prudential com- 
menceil liusiness back in 
1S73. Its assets con- 
sisted of an idea, a few 
m e n w i t h unlimited 
faith in the idea and 




THE PRUDENTIAL HOME OFFICE BUILDINGS. 



of how large or sinall his income may be. 

Its industrial or weekly i«yment ])olicies are intended 
especially for wage workers. The premiums which are for 
small aiuounts, are payable weekly to agents of the Com- 
pany who call for them. 
These policies are issued 
to both sexes between 
ages one and sixty-five. 
The small premiums 
make it possible for 
ever\- healthy member of 
the family to be insured. 
The Prudential issues 
what it calls Intermedi- 
ate ])olicics. These are 
for $500 and $750, 
and are for folks who. 
although they do not 
want a large amount of 
insurance, prefer to pay 
their ])remiums at longer 
intervals than a week. 
Then there is the WdiDle 
Life. The Endowment 



about $95,cx)o in cash. 

To-day The Prudential has over 10,000,000 policies in Life and the Limited Payment 
force. It paid in 1911 to policyholders over $27,000,000. policy requires premium payments for a pre-arranged 
Since it began doing business it has paid policyholders over number of years only. .Vt the end of this period the 
$233,000,000. It is simply impossible to calculate the stu- 
pendous good that this 




enormous sum has 
done. It is a long 
record of homes saved, 
of families kept from 
possible poverty, of 
freedom from worry 
for thousands of wives 
and mothers ; 
of chances to make 
good starts in the 
world, of helpfulness 
in a thousand ways. 
The Company's assets 
total over $259,000,000. 
Its liabilities amount 
to. about $241,000,000. 
and the surplus includ- 
ing cajiital to more 
than $18,000,000. It is pertinent to inquire into the reasons 
for this great growth. They are easy to find : complete pro- 
tection of policyholders, just and liberal treatment and 
l)romptness in paying claims. These are not idle state- 
ments. Any one familiar with the history of The Prudential 
will verify them. The Company does not hesitate to state 
that its great growth and popularity are due to the fact that 
the public is familiar with the way The Prudential has 
treated policyholders. 

li! ailditiou. The Prudential offers a line of policies de- 



JOHN F. Drvden 

FOVNDEK OF THE PRUDENTIAL ISSUK.'iSCE CO. 
OF AMERICA; DECEASED 



amount of the polic_\- is jiayable in cash to the insured him- 
self. If he should <Iic before this time it is payable to liis 
beneficiary. 

The Prudential also issues a ^Monthly Income Policy. 
This is no doubt one of the most admirable life in- 
surance C(intracts ever offered to the public. It provides 
for the payment of the 
policy in regular month- 
ly instalments, instead of 
a lump sum. This plan 
does away with the ne- 
cessity and risk of in- 
vestment. It guarantees 
an income, regular and 
unfailing, free from 
danger of loss. 

Men who are unin- 
sured or who would 
carry more insurance 
should write to The Pru- 
dential, Newark, X. ).. 
for particulars of its 
])olicies, or a|)ply to 
any branch agency of 
the company, these being 
located in all cities 
throughout the country, and always ready to give assistance 
and advice in the selection of a policy to meet the require- 
ments of those interested. Such iiu|uiries are courteously 
welcomed at all times, and receive prompt attention. 




Forrest F. Drvden 

SO.V OF THE FOVNDER: now PRESIDENT 



84 



The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company 



NEWARK'S rcputatujii as the home ul great m.Mirance 
companies is nation wide, and one of the companies 
which has aided materiallx' in hringing about this desirable 
result is The Mutual r.cnctit Life Insurance Company, which 
has been before the ])ublic sixty-seven years. This company 
is purely mutual, has no stockholders, and its charter, which 
is per|)etual, was received from the State of Xew Jersey, 
January 31, 1845. T^'^'* charter provides that all persons 
who shall thereafter insure, shall, while they continue so in- 
sured, be members of the corporation and that twelve di- 
rectors, a majority of whom shall be citizens and residents 
of Xew Jersey, shall 
have its manageiuent. 
The directors are chos- 
en by and tnim among 
the members of the 
company. 

The com|)any has al- 
ways been fortunate in 
having able men of re- 
cognized business in- 
tegrity at its head, and 
has enjoyed the unin- 
terrupted confidence of 
the public. 

The si.xty-seventh an- 
nual statement, like its 
jiredecessors, contains 
proof of the coiUinue<l 
confidence of the pub- 
lic in this great institu- 
tion, and the year n^i i 
showed unusual in- 
crease in the volume 
of business handled. 

The new business 
paid for, seventy-two 
millions, was larger 
than 1910 by about three millions, and over lyoj 
by some twelve millions. During the year 1911, appli- 
cations for over $88,000,000 of insurance were received, on 
which was issued $80,000,000 of insurance and $72,000,000 
was paid for before the close of the year. The outstanding 
insurance, after deducting policies which went out by death 
or matured as endowments, and those which were surren- 
dered or expired, anrounted. on January first, to $589,808,- 
817, being an increase over the previous year's outstanding 
insurance of about $40,000,000. 

The total amount of moneys received from policyholders 
from 1845 to 1912 was $388,066,767.60, the total amount 
]jaid to policyholders $304,364,305.29: the amount held for 
future payment to ])olicyholders $147,368,475.10. 

The company maintains agencies in nearly every state in 
the Union and paid out during rgii, $6,593,686.73 in death 
claims and $1,480,037.67 in endowments. 

It has always apportioned dividends annuallv. such divi- 
dends being applied either in reduction of premiums or to 




Till-; .\lL"Tf.\I, ISENEirr LirE l.\Sfl<.\.\CI£ CO.Ml'A.W, UKO.\l) .STKlCrCT. 



tile purchase of additional insurance payable witii the poli- 
cies at maturity, or to the conversion of the policies into 
endowments payable at a specified an<l gradualh- diminish- 
ing age or i)aid in cash. The company has never issued any 
policies on the tontine or deferred dividend ]jlan. 

The first president of the com])any was Robert I,. Patter- 
son, who remained in office until 1862, when he was suc- 
ceeded by the vice-president, Lewis C. (irover. Mr. Grovcr 
resigned in 1881. and was succeeded by Theodore Macknet. 
In January. 1882, .\mzi Dodd was chosen president, and 
remained at the head of the company until 1902, when he 

declined re-election on 
account of advancing 
age. I""rederick Fre- 
linghuysen was elected 
to succeed Mr. Dodd. 
who still retains his 
tniinrctii)n with the 
ciimi)any as general 
counsel and tlirector. 

The officers are as 
inllows : 

I'redcrick j-'reling- 
huysen. president; Ed- 
w aril I .. Dobbins, vice- 
prcNidcnt; ICdward E. 
Khodes, vice-])rcsident 
and niatheniatician ; J. 
William Johnson, sec- 
retary ; Samuel W. 
I'aldwin. treasurer; 
I'ercy C II. Lapps, 
actuary; Alfred .\. 
I )rew. superintendent 
of agencies; C Wilbur 
.Sandford. audit o r ; 
Clinton G. llalsey and 
Leonard R. Jacobus. 
assistant secretaries; .\mzi Dodd. general cnun>cl ; David 
Kay, Jr., associate counsel ; Jay Ten Eyck, solicitor ; 
George A. Van Wagenen. M. D., Jose|)h C. Young, M. D., 
and William R. Ward. M. D.. medical board; Lewis A. 
Morningstern and Charles A. Woodruff, registrars; VV'illiam 
Winton, assistant superintendent of agencies ; William A. 
Drabble, comptroller ; Herman G. Hornfeck, assistant 
treasurer. J. Lawrence Boggs, su])ervisor of policy claims. 
The directors arc .Amzi Dodd, Marcus L. W'ard, Freder- 
ick M. .Sliepjjard, l-Vederick P'relinghuysen, Edward L. 
Dobbins, J. William Clark, John (). H. Pitney, John R. Har- 
din, Peter Campbell. William M. Johnson and Edward E. 
Rhodes. These gentlemen are widely known and honored 
and command the respect of all who know them. 

The Home Office building owned and occupied by the 
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company is on Broad and 
Clinton streets, and is a commodious and imposing structure., 
showing the. architectural development in this section of the 
city in recent years. A ctit of the building appears above. 



85 



Fi, 



I 



iremen s Insurance company 



of N 



e^\^arl 



Ti ) the business acumen of a sagacious and far-seeing 
management is due the fact that on the northeast side of 
Xewark's historic ""Four Corners," — loftier in architectural 
prominence than most of its neighboring associates — stands 
the sixteen-story tire-proof office 
building of white marble and steel 
construction owned by the Firemen's 
Insurance Company of Newark. 
The second and third lloors are used 
bv the company, the floors above 
are rented for office purposes, while 
the ground floor is occupied as stores. 
There are three passenger elevators 
and one for carrying freight. 

The progress of the Firemen's for 
the past fourteen years shows a 
steady growth. .\ statement issued in 
1898 shows that assets were $2,411.- 
611; re-insurance reserve. $308,190. 




and net surplus $1,03; 



The com- 
dated 



r 



m'i 



UDll 



W|»ii||g 

F* ifi — -9 --- 



panx's last annual statement, 
[anuary ist. 1912. disclo.ses a record 
of substantial gains despite the un- 
restful financial conditions from 1907. 
With a capital of $1,000,000. the as- 
sets of the Firemen's has reached 
$^'.375^623. 55. Its re-insurance re- 
serve of $2,305,913.69 was shown to 
have been larger by approximately 
two million dollars within this per- 
iod, and the net suri:)lus beyond all 
liabilities of $2,808,079.70 was in- 
creased by $1,750,964.70. 

August 5, 1855. the hi.--toric period 
of the old \'olunteer b'ire Depart- 
muit, marks the exact time that the 
ITremen's Insurance Company of 
Newark was organized. It began 
operations on December 3 of the 
same year, with a capital stock of 
$50,000, divided into shares of 
$10.00 each. Those shares had eager 
takers among the volunteer firemen, 
who comprised a large number of 
the- leading citizens and business men 
of the city, and the student of munici- 
l)al history will find that the first 
board of directors, thirty in number, 
was made up of volunteer firemen by 
a large majority. Since that event- 
fid period the company's capita! has 

been increased as follows: In January, 1864, to $100,000: 
in 1870 to $200,000: in 1880 to $500,000: in 1885 to ?6{xi,- 
000 and in 1898 to $1,000,000. 

In chronological order, the ])residential service of each 
incumjjent was as follows: Moses R. King, Decemlier 3. 
1855 to September 29, 1856: Charles S. Macknet to July known and respected b\ all with whom they associate. 




FIKE.Mli.X S I.\.SUK.\.N'C1-: CO. S UUILUINC 
BKOAD ;\ND M/VRKET STREETS. 



10, 1859; -Moses Digelow to 1862: S. R. Heath. January 20, 
1862 to December 2, 1888: John H. Kase. January 14. 1889, 
to November 26. 1895 : Samuel W. Bond was the first secre- 
tarv. .\. H. Hassinger holds this position at present. 

Mr. Dunham was advanced to the 
highest ofifice in the gift of the com- 
pany shortly after the death of Mr. 
Kase, on November 26, 1895. Mr. 
Dunham is a native of New Jersey, 
having first seen the light of day at 
liasking Ridge; was educated in 
his home town, .\fter pursuing a 
business college course, a minor 
position in the Firemen's of .Newark, 
which he soon obtained, was de- 
stine<l to be the stepping-stone to 
his success, for at the age of twenty- 
tliree he had reached the secretary- 
ship of the company. 

\ ice-President Charles Colyer is 
also a native of New Jersey. New- 
ark is the place of his birth. He en- 
tered the office of the Firemen's, 
.March 15. 1865. as a clerk. Seven 
years from the time he engaged with 
the company he had reached the 
treasurership. In 1884 he was elect- 
ed secretary, still continuing as treas- 
urer. In January, 1896, he was 
chosen vice-president and treasurer. 
Secretary A. H. Hassinger has 
been with the company twenty-sev- 
en \ears. He served ten years with 
two advancements in gaining his 
present position. He is a Newark boy 
iif a lifetime, and deserves every suc- 
cess. 

Treasurer Ji.ihn Kay has been with 
the F'iremen's twenty-three years. 
He has risen to his present position 
bv conscientious work. 

To the directors who have made a 
success, financiall}-. in whatever 
I)usiness or profession they have 
been engaged, much is due for the 
-■uccess of the Firemen's. The pres- 
ent board of directors consists of 
JM-ederick Frelinghuysen, Col. Ed- 
ward 11. Wright, Edgar E. Bond, 
J. Ward Woodrulif, Edgar B. W'ard, 
Matthias Plum, George W. Hubbell, 
Wilbur Doremus. li. Luther Joy, Oscar I'.. Mockridge. 
Edward T. Ward. James P. Dusenberry. Charles Holz- 
hauer. Percv lackson. John C. Kirtland. Samuel W. Bald- 
win. Edward Kanouse, Thomas W. Dawson. William B. 
Kinnev and Edgar Percy Ward: they are gentlemen widely 



86 



American Insurance Company 



THE American Insurance Company of Newark, with its 
modern white stone building occupying a prominent 
location on Park place near the new subway station, was 
organized and began business in 1846, confining its opera- 
tions to the State of New Jersey until 1873. when it gradu- 
ally enlarged its borders and laid the foundation for its 
present extensive agencies, which cover nearly every State 
in the I'nion. At the present time more than five thousand 
loyal agents are writing American jjolicics and contributing 
to the company's success. 

The coni])any insures against loss by fire, lightning, tor- 
nado, windstorm, and is about to add automobile; and now. 
in its 67th year, is better prepared than at any previous time 
to meet demands upon its resources. 

The most recent financial statement contains some very 
interesting figures from which the following are quoted: 



This company possesses to a marked degree the character- 
istics most essential to a reliable fire insurance company, viz : 
stability, integrity and permanency. It is among the first 
in rank among large, strong and inipdrtant lire insurance 
companies of the world. 

The officers and directors are men of recognized aljiiity 
who stand eminently high in the community, and are asso- 
ciated with various business or professional activities of a 
prominent character. The IVcsident of the compau)-. 
I'hilemon I,, ilnadley. is an able executive and has given 
thirty-eight years of his life to the 
.best interests of the .\merican. 1 le 
took hold of the com])an\' in 1S74, 
when it was in the rut of extreme 
inactivity, and i)y iiis progressive 
and wise management has been ;ui 




.\.\ii:Ki( .\.\ In'sur.wci: Lo.\ii'.\.\i . I'akk l'i..\ii. 



Capital stock. Si. 000.000.00: liabilities. $5,081,886.03: 
special reserve fund, $300.000.00 : net surplus. $2,962,548.52 ; 
total as.sets, $9,344,434.56. Invested as follows: Railway 
and other bonds and stocks, $5,979,405.00: bonds and mort- 
gages, $1,658,890.75: real estate, $468,000.00: cash in bank 
and office, $321,269.28; interest and rent due and accrued, 
$76j545-85 : premiums in course of collection. S840.323.67 ; 
total. $9,344,434.55. Liabilities: L'nearned premiums, 
$4.5'3.549-y7: unadjusted losses. $249,571.57: other liabili- 
ties, $273,764.49: total, $5,081,886.03. 

The American, by resolution of the Hoard of Directors, 
l)ays all loss claims in cash immediately upon satisfactory 
adjustment, waiving the sixty days' discount provided for in 
the standard policy. 



important factor in bringing it to its splendid position, 
where, as the figures quoted above .show, it has assets 
aggregating over nine millions. 

The officers of the .Vmerican are as follows: 1 'resident. 
I'hilemon L. lloadley: vice-president. Charles F,. Sheldon; 
secretary and treasurer. C. Weston liailey: assistant 
secretary. Frederick Hoadley ; assistant treasurer, .Archi- 
bald C. Cyphers ; cashier, Roy C. X'anderhoof ; superintend- 
ent of Southern agents. James W. Shirley. The directors 
are George \V. Ketcham, Gen. Edward .\. Campbell, John 
( ). H. Pitney, Philemon L. Hoadiey. W. Campbell Clark, 
J. William Clark, Samuel S. Demiis. Edward L. Dobbins, 
William T. Carter. 15enjamin .\tha, Wil'iam E. Stewart. 
I'orroi 1". Dryden. Counsel, John O. H. Pitney. 



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Tlll'l lii^tory uf the organization and dcvi-ldpnicnt of the 
Newark I-'ire Insurance Company is a most interesting 
one. I'or a considerable time there had been a ilemand for 
a local fire insurance company that would retain the insur- 
ance premiums at home and thus further local enterprise. 

On November 4, 1811, a charter was granted the com- 
pany by the New Jersey legislature. When the books were 
balanced, after the charter was granted, it was found that 
the funds on hand amounted to $2,626.51. For some time 
after incorporation, the "Eagle Side" of an American half- 
dollar was used as the seal of the Company. The directors 



k Fire Insurance Company 



In 18')-, the Company ptn-chased the property at 741 and 
743 Broad street, and established its office there, where it 
remained until the first of the present year. In 191 1 the 
Company took title to the site at 39-41 Clinton street, and 
erected thereon the handscjme office building, to which its 
offices were removed early in January, 1912. There is a 
dignified solidity in the new Newark Fire Insurance Com- 
pany's building that is in perfect harmony with the Company 
which has taken up its ])erniancnt home within its walls. 
The base of the facade is ])olished granite, while the upper 
portion is white marble. The interior of the building is 




NEW.\RK FIUE INSUK.\NCE COMP.\NY, CLINTON STRIiET. 



met, for a number of years, in the ofTice of President Munn. 
at first at six o'clock in the evening, and later on at seven 
o'clock. The meetings were usually adjourned with prayer 
l)v the president or some other member of the board, and 
it is noteworthy that this original custom was regularly 
practiced imtil after the year 1900. 

The Company's growth since the beginning of the present 
century has been remarkable. There has been no spas- 
mo(lic (levelnpinent, but a persistent and very substantial 
increase, from year to year, in each of the princi]ial items 
which contribute to the company's annual statement. 

Ca]>ital and surplus now stands at $1,359,881.30; total 
assets, $1, 876, 5(^3. 29 ; total liabilities except ca])ital, $516,- 
711.99; with total insurance outstanding, $81,412,356.00. 



trimmed with a marble l)ase and ornamented side walls and 
ceiling, antl is exceptionalh- well lighted from windows in 
the rear, which take up nearly the entire southern wall, and 
from a large skylight. 

The officers of the company are : President Edgar J. 
Haynes ; \'ice-President, George F. Reeve ; Secretary, 
Thomas L. Farquhar ; Treasurer, Alexander i\I. Nichols, 
and Agency .Superintendent, James Grear Maconachy. 

The directors of the company are : George F. Reeve, 
Theodore Coe, Walter .S. Nichols, Joseph Ward, Jr., James 
S. Higbie, Harrison \'an Duyne, .\lfred I-". Skinner, Win- 
ton C. Garrison, J. 11. Pachcller, Joseph M. Riker, iManklin 
Conklin, Herbert P. Gleason, Merritt G. Perkins, Edgar 
J. Haynes and Joseph M. LSyrne. 



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NcAv Jersey Fire Insurance Company 



A.M().\(j the numerous tire insurance companies now 
carrying on business in this city and state none is 
more entitled to prominence and extended mention in this 
review of our financial, industrial and commercial interests, 
than the New Jersey Fire Insurance Co. The reason for 
this lies primarily in the fact that this institution is a local 
one, the stock being controlled by citizens of this section 
of the state, and secondly because this company is gener- 
ally recognized as one of the strongest and most ably man- 
aged companies of like character in New Jersey. 

It has had a most interesting career since its incorpora- 
tion and its business has been marked by solid and sub- 
stantial advancement, showing that it has the confidence of 
the insuring public. Hut few fire insurance com])anies have 
ever been launched under more favorable conditions and 
auspices than the -New Jersey I'ire Insurance Co. Its ])res- 
ent capital is $600,000 and it pos.sesses a suriilus above cap- 
ital of about $400,000 and both capital and surplus are being 
increased by subscription, so that by September i. 1912, 
the ca[)ital and sur])his will aggregate $2,000,000. 

Never has a fire insurance company been started with a 
more formidable list of stockholders. The f>crsoiiiicl of the 
stockholders in its entirety is une(|ualled by any corporation 
in Xew Jersey. It includes the ])resident and officials of 
seventy banking institutions, nine judges and some of the 
most sagacious Inisiness men in the .State. 

Since the issuing of the first statement there has been paid 
in additional cash ca]>ital amounting to $200,000 and the 
present assets are $1,197,914.67. The entire capital of 
$i,ooo,oof) and proportionate surplus have been subscribed 
and will be paid in during the current year. The total losses 
l)aid u]) to .\])ril 15, 1912, were $'K),ofK3.oo. and the total 
insurance outstanding was $34,813,000.00. The gross jire- 
niiums the first year were over $350,00(1. .\11 bond invest- 
ments are in Xew Jersey tax exemjit securities. That the 
company's affairs are under the control and direction of 
able and conservative business men. is proven by these 
figures and its success bespeaks its solidity. The officers 
are President William G. W'hilden, X'ice-Presidents Charles 
L. Auger, Clarence ilodson, and RudoI])h F. Rabe. .Secre- 
tary George E. Lyon, Treasurer E. C. Bataille, and Coun- 
sel Wm. R. Codington. The Board of Directors consists 
of Charles L. .\uger. 1 'resident of Xaticjnal Silk Dyeing Co., 
Paterson, X. }., W'illiamsport and .Vllentown, Pa. ; E. C. 
Pjataille, President .Atnerican Xational Bank, Xewark : W'm. 
R. Codington of Plainfield, County Attorney for Union Co. ; 
William L. Douglas of Xew York. X'ice-President Carfield 
National Bank ; W. E. Emery of Xew York, President 
Emery. ISird & Thayer Dry Goods Co., Kansas City : Walter 
A. Flint of West Orange, of M. E. & W. A. Flint, mer- 
chants ; A. A. Franck of Jersey City, President Hudson 
City Savings Bank ; Edwin B. Goodell of Montclair, Presi- 
dent Essex Title Guarantee and Trust Co.^ Montclair; 
A. F. Hancock of Xew York, of Whilden & Hancock, insur- 
ance ; Albert E. Hartcom of Atlantic Highlands, of Miller 
and Hartcorn, lawyers. New York ; Thomas J. Hillery 
of Boonton, President American Trust Co., Morris- 



town; Clarence Ilodson of Xewark, of Clarence Hod- 
son & Co., bankers and brokers; Reuben C. Hunt 
of Bridgeton, President Farmers" and Merchants' Xational 
Bank; George W. Jagle of Xewark, Presitlent J. J. Hock- 
enjos Co., paints; Lewis G. Lockward, of Caldwell. Presi- 
dent Lane and Lockwood Co., tobacco and cigar mfrs. ; 
Rudolph F. Rabe of Hoboken, President Second Xational 
Bank, Hoboken; David St. John, M. 1).. of Hackensack, 
President Bergen County Gas Co. ; Edmund luigene Sar- 
geant of Newark, Treasurer Sargeant Mfg. Co.; Jacob L. 
Stumpf of Harrison, manufacturer; Joseph Thompson of 
.\tlantic Citv. President South Jersey Title and I'inance 
Co.; William (i. Whilden of Xew \nvk. President Xew 
Jersey I'ire Insurance Co., 95 William street, and l-'rank 
Jennings, Director J;iniesi)urg X. J. .National ISank. 

President William (i. Whilden. a Stnitherner. has i)ern 
identified with insurance in some manner e\er >inee he 
started his business career. Before he was twenty-five he 
had established a record for production of business which 
brought him an appointment as assistant secretary for the 
Continental I'ire Insurance Co. lie came to Xewark in 
iS()4 as assistant general agent of the .Merchants I'^ire In- 
■-urance Co. 1 le has been connected with the Globe-Rutgers 
and with the l-'idelity of llaltimnre, with the rru->sian Xa- 
tional and in 1(>04 became secretary and m.inaging under- 
writer for the Eagle I'ire, with offices in Xew \'ork t'ity. 
In |i»oO he resigned to org;inize the lirm cil" Whilden <!<: 
llancock to carry on a general agency and for five years 
that concern has enjoyed a constantly growing business. 
.Mr. Whilden is >lill a mhuil;- man being l)ut forty-three 
vears of age. and possesses the faculty of ])erforniing wisely 
a nuiltitude of widely different duties. He is genial and 
approachable at all times and li;is the respect of the entire 
business world. 

George E. Lyon. Secretary of the Xew Jersey I'ire, is a 
native Xewarker and during the lime he has held this office 
he has gained the esteem of all with whom his official duties 
brought him in contact. Previous to his election as Secre- 
tary of the .Xew Jersey I'ire. .Mr. Lyon was special agent 
in this state for the Philadelphia L'nderwriters and made 
an excellent record. 

Mr. Auger, Colonel llodsnn and Senator Rabe, Yice- 
Presidents of the Company, are men of affairs whose busi- 
ness acumen has been shown to great advantage in the 
organization and early business career of this company. 

Treasurer Bataille, who is identified with various corjio- 
rate institutions, such as the .American National Bank and 
the Roseville Trust Co. of this city, is a man of finance, 
and has proved himself well (|ualified for his task as super- 
visor of the finances of the Xew Jersey h'ire. 

Judge Codington, the legal adviser of the com])any, is 
an ex-judge of Plainfield, N. J. City Court, and director of 
the First National liank of Plainfield. 

In the very near future the X'^ew Jersey Fire Insurance 
Co. expects to erect for its use a large and modern office 
building at 38-40 Clinton street, Newark, which site it pm'- 
chased some months ago. 



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Nl'^W .\KK iiL'xcr haviiii^ had a real estate 
"boom"' has never suttereil from the usual re 
sultant skimp. Its real estate values have never been intlated. 
They are real values. Time and progress have made them 
what they are, and, with no speculative bubbles to be 
pricked by the irresistible needle of adversity, the only 
change in these values that is likely to occur is one that 
will raise them to a higher level. 

That has been their course for one hundred years or more. 
.\s the city has grown in size and importance real estate 
values have increased. This advance in prices has been con- 
sistent, steady, and healthy. In no part of the city has it 
been forced or spasmodic. Where the values have gone up 
— and there is no part of the city in which that is not the 
case — the advance has been due, almost entirely, to the law 
of supply and demand. Here and there the unforeseen 
necessities of business has created a sudden demand for 
property and prices have jumped, l)ut in most cases the 
advances have been made, little b\- little, but steailil}' and 
with the certainty i.if the gmwth of the oak. 

Up to a quarter of a century ago the advance in Newark 
real estate values was steady but slow. In tiie last twenty- 
five years, however, the increase has been rapid and sure. 
.\s may be easily understood, the most pronounced increases 
have been made in the centre, or business, section of the 
city, but in the more select and exclusive residential places 
substantial advances have been chronicled. 

About i8(;o the Prudential Insurance Com]wny of Amer- 
ica, which by the way is one of the largest insurance com- 
panies in the country, decided to erect a building for its home 
office. .After considering a number of sites, the company 
finally selected one at Broad and I'ank streets, one block 
north of the intersection of the two inincipal streets of the 
city, and there erected the first of its magnificent structures. 
The location of the company's building at this point was 
one of the most imjxirtant elements in fixing the commer- 
cial centre of the city. Jt was also, to all intents and pur- 
|)oses, the beginning of an era of real estate development 
wliich has since gone steadily onward. 

With this development the architectural and structural 
aspect of the city has undergone, and is undergoing, a 
decided change. Through the purchase of the first Pruden- 
tial site the standard of real estate values in the heart of the 
city was fixed. And its imposing type of business buildings 
has since served as a guide for structural work. In a few- 
years other concerns and individuals as well as real estate 
investors bought land in and near the centre of the city, 
for speculative and other purposes. Prices rapidly ad- 
vanced. Buildings went higher and hi"lier in altitude. ( )ne 



by one the low, old-fashi(.ine(l structures have been 
replaced by sky-scraping office buildings and as each 
of these served to improve the property around them the 
price of real estate went up. It is agreed, however, that 
these increases have been normal and natural and it is con- 
ceded on all sides that they represent true value. 

That is so indicated by the fact that wdien property is 
wanted there is very little haggling over the price. It is 
generally recognized that the increasing demands and the 
growth of business in the city form a substantial basis 
for values and in recent years large real estate deals atprices 
that represent an advance of forty to fifty per cent, over the 
figures of a decade ago having become the rule rather than 
the exception, they now receive only casual mention in the 
newspapers. 

In the last few years these deals have been quickly fol- 
lowed by the erection of handsome, up-to-date business build- 
ings of varying sizes and diflferent styles. These structures 
include the group of buildings erected by the Prudential In- 
surance Company, Hahne & Company's department store 
with three acres of floor space, the home office of the 
.\merican Insurance Company, the imposing building of the 
-Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, the sky-scraping 
building of the Firemen's Insurance Company and the Na- 
tional State Bank, the Shubert and Empire Theatres, the 
Newark Fire Insurance Company's home, the lofty Essex 
I'luilding and the high I'nion lUiilding, the ( )rdway Build- 
ing, the magnificent new home of the Essex County National 
Bank, the Telephcme P.nilding, the Free Public Library, the 
Lhy llall and the Count)' Coml House, and the $2,000,000 
department store that is being liuilt liy L. Bamberger & 
Com]^an^•. In the near future the Kinney estate. L. S. Plant 
iJt Co., and the I'nion National Bank are to erect mo<lern 
buildings and other large edifices are also being planned. 

Not the least significant fact in connection with this build- 
ing activitv is the readiness with which offices in these 
structures are rented. In nearly every case, so far. the 
offices have been engaged before the structures were 
completed. With more than 3.000 employes in its 
home office, the Prudential buildings are occupied by its 
own force. One of them is given over entirely to the Public 
Service Corporation and its employes. The other big struc- 
tures are occupied, for the most part by professional men. 
W'hat is true of the real estate in the business section may 
also be said without fear of contradiction in regard to the 
factory and residential sections. In one place, as in 
another, the growing demand has increased prices. As a 
result of all this; and because of future prospects, the real 
estate business is daily becoming more active. 



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Xne Essex Building — ine Union Building 



THE Union Ciiilding C(iini)any. the owners of the "ICssex" and 
"Lnion" Buildings, which are considered the two finest office 
buildings in the city of Newark, has been the means of giving to a 
large Metropolis like Newark the very liest in office buildings and 
has been rewarded by having in its office buildings, as tenants, 
concerns of the highest stanthng. In conducting the policy of these 
buildings the important things that they considered were cleanliness 
and perfect service, and it is the comment of all who have occasion 
to enter these buildings that these two features predominate. One 
must not nevertheless be misled in the thought that aside from 
these features nothing else is taken in consideration, for as a matter 
of fact the comfort of the tenant in his own office is an essential 
feature on their part, and by their systematic method of inspection 
the rooms are painted, floors varnished, radiators bronzed, electric 
lights renewed and a multitude of minor details attended to which 
are conducive to comfort on the [art of the tenant and harmony as 
related to the owners. 

Naturally a reason must be given U.r the continual expemlitiirc 
of time and money for the comfort of the tenant, and that is 
easily explained in view of the fact that the I'nion Muilding G^m- 
pany. who are the owners of these buildings arc also the manager-. 

and it is onl\ 





Ttll-; INIOX lillLDINC, CI.I.NTON STKKivC. Al I'.lvOAD. 







ESSEX BUILDING, CLI.NTO.X ST.. COK. BE.WEK. 



natural that 
when a com- 
plaint is 
brought to the 
notice of the 
owner, it re- 
c e i v e s im- 
mediate a t - 

tention. be it a minor re])air or one involvin- a lar.Lje e\i)en(liture 
of money. 

The I'nion Ikiilding. which is ten stories high, was erected six 
years ago. and the l-^ssex i!uilding. twelve stories high, which was 
recently completed, are buildings which are fireproof and modern 
in every respect. The offices are large and admirably adapted to 
lawyers, fire insurance brokers, architects, ami a imiltiliule of pro- 
fessional and commercial lines. 

The L'nion lUiilding Company, of which .Morris Kachliii is 
|)resident, Louis .'^chlesinger, vice-president and treasurer, an<l 1. J. 
Rachlin. secretary, have been the means of giving to Newark 
buildings which have not only changed the sky line hut have revohi- 
tionized the residential ideas of a great number of its citizens. While 
the company itself is but seven years in existence, nevertheless its 
officers had long before that been factors in the real estate doings 
of the community. Morris Rachlin. the president of the company. 
has been actively engaged in the construction of buildings for the 
past twenty-five years, and his efforts and supervision have been an 
essential feature in the accomplishments of the company. Louis 
Schlcsinger. the vice-president-treasurer of the company, has been 
in the real estate and insurance business in Newark all his life, ami 
his corporate and general management of the companv has been 
one of the essential factors of its success. 

The L'nion I'.uilding Company represents the best in building 
construction, and does not confine itself to certain kinds of building 
operations, but has practically developed tlie entire field — from 
residences to twelve-storv office buildings. 



'Ji 



Louis bcnlesmger. Inc. 



Tl 1 E city of Newark lias made giant strides in growth 
and develo[)nient during recent years, and to no single 
class of business men is this advancement more clearly due 
than to our real estate and rental agents, whose enterprising 
and progressive methods in the advertisement of a greater 
\'e\\;irk have made a marked impression in the minds of in- 
vestors and home seekers. In this fiekl of activity there is 
n() individual whose personality has carried more force than 
that of Louis Schlesin- 
ger, whose efforts in the 
develo|)nient and prog- 
ress of Xewark have re- 
sulted in benefits which 
shall endure through 
man\- generations. While 
residences and apart- 
ments of modern <lesign 
have been erected by 
companies of which he 
has been the brains and 
energy, the down-town 
business district has also 
been altered by his work. 

Mr. Schlesinger has 
done much in the devel- 
oping of progress in 
Xewark. The story of 
ills life is inseparably in- 
terwoven with that of 
the modern city and 
tile impress of his strong 
individuality is inefface- 
ably stamped upon it. 
The growth and devel- 
opment of American cit- 
ies are almost entirely 
due to the progressive en- 
terprise of their citizens. 
Xo city has advanced 
UK ire rapidly than New- 
ark, and in this develop- 
ment Mr. Schlesinger's 
pers(_)nalily has been a 
vitally strong, im])rov- 
ing force. 

Mr. Schlesinger was born in Newark in 1865. His busi- 
ness life began in 1879 and six years later Mayor Joseph E. 
llaynes a])pointed him to a clerkship in the Newark Aque- 
duct Hoard, a position which he resigned in 1890 to engage 
in the real estate and insurance business with ex-Sheriff 
William IT. Brown. This partnership terminated in Jan- 
uary, 1000, when Mr. Schlesinger engaged in business for 
himself, not realizing at the time what remarkable success 
the firm bearing bis name would acquire in the future. 

In i\Iay, 190^, through his instrumentality the L'nion 
Building Company was organized. The formation of this 




LOUIS KAMM 



company was at that time probably the crowning achieve- 
ment of Mr. Schlesinger's career. The company erected the 
L'nion Building and als(_i the Essex lUu'lding, which, except- 
ing the home of the Prudential Insurance Company, are the 
largest office edifices in New Jersey, and are occupied by 
corporations, business firms, professional men and individ- 
uals of the highest character. The erection of these 
Iniildings marked the beginning of an era of progress in the 

building of large office 
structures of modern 
ty]x^ in Newark. These 
structures are located on 
Clinton street, just east 
of Broad street, and in 
character of construc- 
tion and interior appoint- 
ments are second to none. 
Mr. Schlesinger's ge- 
nius for organization 
and his capacity for out- 
lining and successfully 
managing large enter- 
prises is probably best 
illustrated by his trans- 
formations of u 11 i m - 
proved tracts into beau- 
tiful additions to the 
city. One of the most 
noteworthy instances of 
this has been the opera- 
tions of the C'nioii Build- 
ing Company, of which 
Mr. Schlesinger is Vice- 
President antl Treasurer, 
in connection with an 
extensive tract lying 
north of Clinton avenue 
and west of Seymour 
avenue. This tract was 
purchased June 30, 1905, 
at which time the land 
was simply farm lots. In 
less than three years it 
changed to one of the 
finest residential sections 
of the city : streets have been graded, curbed and paved in 
the most approved style ; and in these thoroughfares have 
been placed the urban necessities of water, gas, sewers, and 
electricity. Beautiful green lawns, sloping terraces and 
young shade trees make the new streets, avenues and num- 
erous walks in this section ideally picturesque. 

Under Mr. Schlesinger's direction the buildings have been 
substantially ci instructed and attractively and artistically 
finished, .\long these streets there now stand nearly two 
hundred ideal .\merican homes, erected by the companv and 
sold by it to families now residing there, or in some in- 



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stances to non-resident owners. Certain lilocks arc re- 
stricted to one-family honses, many of which have been put 
up by the company in various styles of arcliitecture and 
exterior material, l)ul liaving the same completeness and 
beauty of construction without and within. 

Mr. Schlesinger is also engajjed in the fire insurance 
business and is the representative in Newark of various old 
and substantial insurance companies. It is needless to state 
that in his entire business life he has been eminently success- 
ful, lie is considered one of the best judges of real estate 
values in the city, and in recognition of that fact, the Court 
of Chancery on more 
than one occasion has 
appointed him receiver 
of ])ro])erties in litiga- 
tion. As an api)raiscr 
his services are in de- 
mand by many financial 
institutions of the city. 

In 11)11 .Mr. Schlesin- 
ger incorporated the 
business under his own 
name, and maintains of- 
fices in the Ksse.x liuild- 
ing. Mr. Schlesinger is 
I'resident of this com- 
pany. Louis Kamni, who 
has been associated witli 
Mr. Schlesinger since 
.Vovember, I90<j, is the 
X'ice-President of the 
corporation, and with 
the I'resident is activeh 
engaged in the manage- 
ment of the com])any"s 
business, which employs 
50 people in the various 
departments winch are- 
divided into the Selling. 
Renting, Leasing, Mort- 
gage Loans. I'-actory, 
Auction anrl Country 
Branches. Mr. Kamm 
has practically assumed 
the management of 
several of these depart- 
ments, and some of 
the largest tran.sactions 
within the past year have been handled through him. 

To maintain such an organization as that of Louis Schles- 
inger, Inc., requires that a very great amount of bu-;iness 
must be conservatively transacted before enough money is 
realized to pay any expenses even. 

A great amount of business is transacted. 

Let me tell you why. 

There is confidence, first, in the integrity of the firm. Tiiat 
counts, nine times out of ten, as the biggest asset of a 
bu.siness. 

Second, there is deep-rooted conviction among the people 




i.oLis s( iii.i;s:.\(,i:k. 



that it knows real estate — that it knows what it is about. 

Third, it does everything in an open-and-abovc-board 
manner. .Xo transaction has a come-back to it. One client 
feels that he is getting the same measure of attention and 
the same square deal as al| other clients. 

The field in which Louis Schlesinger, Inc., o])eratcs is not 
confined to Xewark or even to Xew Jersey. 

It covers a wide area — a section embracing 200 miles from 
their oflfice in the ICssex P.uilding. It takes in .\ew York 
City, Xew \'ork .State, rennsylvania. Long Island, Con- 
necticut. Massachusetts, maintaining offices at Long {'.ranch. 

Dover. L a k e w o o d. 
Ilaskettstown and Wash- 
iiigtim, X. 1, 

llefore Louis Schles- 
inger, Inc.. branched 
onl it lir-t learned .Xew- 
ark and then .Xew Jersev 
lliorongiiiy. .\sk it any- 
thing about either and 
^ee if you don't get an 
answir that shows its 
Complete knowledge of 
conditions. Tlie busi- 
ness h;is outgrown Citv 
;in(| .S(;Ui.' limitations and 
has gone into the other 
sections told a bout. 
I here is the same .'iccu- 
rale information to be 
had about these section.s 
as about Newark and the 
.Stall' of Xew Jer.sey. 

Louis .Schlesinger, 
Inc., does things. It tells 
you facts: it does not 
theorize; it doesn't trv 
to get yotu- money with- 
out giving in return a 
valualile e'|uivalenl. 

It gives yon ac.-nrate 
information, which has 
been obtained h\' dig- 
ging into facts, by costly 
research and l)\ making 
deductions from knowl- 
edge of real estate values. 
Its signs are every- 
where. .Ml that is necessary to put on the sign is Louis 
Schlesinger. Inc. That means Newark ; it means Real 
Estate, knowdedge of Real Estate, and ever\l)ody knows it. 
If you want a farm, 

If you want to lease a business jjropertv, 
If yon want to buy or rent a house, 
If you want to buy a site for manufacturing purposes. 
If an estate is to be settled quickly and property must be 
disposed of in a hurry, consult Louis Schlesinger, Inc. 

W hatever your wants in regard to realty matters, it will be 
found ready to serve yon and to serve you well and honestly. 



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ermina 



1 



THE Newark Plaster C<)m])any mviis thirt>'-tvvo acres of 
land, including water grants, cm the Passaic River, 
at the Plank Road, in the Township of Kearny, Hudson 
County, New Jersey, as shown on the accompanying map. 
The ])roperty is known as the "Tonikins Terminal." 

It is centrally located between jersey City and Newark. 
It is reacheij l)\' the I'lank Ruad trolley for a five cent fare 
either from .Xewark or Jersey City. The McAdoo Tunnel 
line between New \'ork and Newark contem|)lates a station 



The Plank Road, which is the main liighway between 
Newark and Jersey City, constitutes the southern boundary 
and affords easy trucking grades to New York, Newark, 
Jersey City, I'.a^'onne, lloboken. the ( )ranges, Paterson, 
Passaic, Elizabeth, etc. 

Nowhere else in the meadows district can raw materials 
and finished products be received, stored, manufactured and 
shipped as cheaply anfl conveniently as at the Tonikins 
Terminal. This is a very attractive feature. 




TOMKINS TERMINAL, I'L.WK RO.\l), AT I'ASSAIC RUI'.R. 



in the vicinity of the property, which will make it directly 
accessible from New York. I'rivate sidings connect the 
I'enn.sylvania Railroad with factory sites on the terminal; 
later on it is expected that all the New Jersev ternn'nals 
will be connected by a general belt line. 

The Passaic River, with its recently improved channel 



The property has been filled, graded, and a permanent 
stone-filled bulkhead dock built about 600 feet long. A 
modern factorv l)uilding has also been erected for a tenant. 
Several additional plcjts have been leased to other tenants, 
and still other lands not needed for the Company's plaster 
mill will be rented on attractive terms in plots for manu- 



of twenty feet draft at high water, Ijounds the property on facture or storage. I^eases to include freight shijjping facili- 
the west for a distance of about 1,355 ^eeC ties via rail, water or highway. 



94 




A 



S the centre of the Icatlier industry, Newark' 
is known far and wide. Jn jjatent leather 





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making it leads the world, and probably nowhere else in the 
universe does the output of other .tirades of leather or the 
quality of them exceed the record here. 

It is the largest leather manufacturing cit\ in the United 
States, and as such, it does a business with foreitjn coim- 
tries of over a million dollars yearly. 

Of the eighty-five leather ])lants in Xew Jersey, sixty-one, 
or about seventy-two per cent, are located in Xewark, and 
here sixty-six per cent, of the leather product of the entire 
State is turned out. In these local establishments there are 
nearly 5,000 employees, who receive each year about $2,800,- 
000 in wages. The capital invested in these plants amounts 
to nearly $13,000,000 and the annual cost of the material 
used is estimated at $12,500,000. The total value of the 
|)roducts last year was $19,310,000. 

"Anything and everything in leather" describes in a phrase 
the kind of work that is done at these jilants. Some of the 
Xewark factories simply tan leather for the trade here and 
elsewhere. Other plants turn out patent, enamel and other 
kinds of leather for shoes, automobiles, carriages and fur- 
niture, fancy leather for novelties, handbags, trunks, grfp.s, 
Ijelts, pocketbooks, sweatbands, bookbinding, belting, shoe- 
uppers and soles, suit-cases and in tact leather for every 
conceivable purpose in which the product may be utilized. 

The ]jatent enamel leathers take the lead, being used in 
shoes, |)ocketbooks, hats, belts and many other useful as 
well as ornamental articles. Xewark manufacturers make 
specialties of such leathers as kangaroo, kid, alligator, horse- 
hide. Imitation grains and fancy and rough leathers are also 
important factors that help to place Xewark in the lead in 
this branch of the great industry. 

Makers of carriages and automobiles in hrance, ( ier- 
many. England, Italy and many other countries, find it to 
their advantage to purcha.se leathers in this city from manu- 
facturers who are considered by the trade in general as 
dependable in supplying this demand. Therefore, the 
•American purchaser of a foreign made vehicle is likely to 
bring back to this country a machine made up with leather 
previously exported from this city, .\utomobile leather is 
made here in all colors and frequently local concerns execute 
orders for individuals who want certain shades to be 
matched. 

.Man\' different kinds of leather are made here to supply 
the shoe and glove industry. \'ast Cjuantities of glazed kid 
and other leathers in a variety of colors are shi])i)ed to manu- 
facturers in this and other countries to be made up into 
shapely boots, shoes and gloves to help the feminine sex 



keep uj) with the styles. While nnich of the 
leather goes to foreign countries, our own shoe fac- 
tories turn out a superior (|uality of shoes, many of which 
are exported yearly to South .\merica, Mexico, l-'rance, 
(iermany, British Isles, South .Africa, .Australia and points 
along the northern and southern shores of the Mediterran- 
ean. That Xewark succeeded in gaining a firm footlwld 
in these countries is an undisputed fact. 

Xewark firms selling shoes in Paris, have overcome 
manv difficulties and find it easier to deal with the I'^rench- 
man. than they di<l a few year- ago. The shapes of 
shoes made in Xewark did ni>t suit the l'"rench purchaser. 
It was necessary for oiu" manufacturers to change their 
lasts and conform to the shapes made in hrance and desired 
by the I'Venchman. 

.Xo city in the world has a more varied list of foreign 
markets upon its export books than the city of Xewark. 
This export business is difficult to keep in touch with, as 
the styles and fashion in foreign cotuitries differ with the 
customs of the inhabitants, and the manufacturers must 
ever he on the alert to su])])ly llie demands. This is always 
the case with those manufacturers who su])])!y for export, 
imitation grain leather, imitation of alligator or lizard, to 
be made up into ])acket books, etc. 

Wherever Xewark leather, in any form, is usecl it is ad- 
mitted that it e(|uals, if it does not actually surpass, the (|ua!- 
ity,the price and the workmanship of the ])roduct frimi plants 
in other places. That fact is strikingly illustrated liy the de- 
matid that is made by new plants in other cities for Xewark 
leather-workers. It is, in a way. the training school of the 
world for men engaged in this industry and upon it there is 
an almf)st constant demand t'or ex])erts and workers who 
know their Inisines-. That lliis di'Uiand li.'is never seriously 
crippled .Xewark's leather industry is due in the first |)lace 
to the high wages that are paid here in comparison to those 
otTered in other cities, and in the second place to the fact 
that with so many skilled employees the withdrawal of the 
comparatively few wlio elect to leave the city in no way 
endangers the remaining working force. 

While the city, for many years, has what amounted to a 
monopoly of the leather business, it is now forced to meet 
outside o])])osition and competition, but in s|)ite of that fact, 
the sujieriority of its output is such that its proud position 
as the leading leather-making city is in no way im])eriled. 
That it will long remain the leading patent and enamel, 
leather jiroducing city of the world is the firm belief of the 
men whose brains and capital are in the business, and that 
tlie\' are making no mistake in that respect is evidenced not 
only by their orders, but by the commendation of their ever- 
increasing number of customers. 



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T. P. Howell ^ Company 

IN 1X40. in two Miiall ruonis and willi the assistance of 
tlu-ee cniplovees, Theodore P. Howell laid the foundation 
of this husiness, startint,^ with the small ontpnt of forty 



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and over 80,000 hides are tanned and finished yearly. 

The theory of T. P. Howell, that the hest was none too 
good has heen rigidly adherred to during the growth of the 
company's husiness and to-day the "Linn llrand" patent 
and enameled leather manufactured for the auto, carriage, 

harness, furnishing and general 
trade, cannot be surpassed and 
is known not only in the United 
States, but throughout the entire 
civilized world, tile company 
having develo]:)ed during the past 
forty years an e.<])ort trade that 
takes nearly thirty-five jjcr cent, 
of the product and is shipjied to 
all quarters of the globe. 

A glance at the accompanying 
illustration will give an idea of 
the stupendous growth of the 
concern since its inception. In 
the i)ioneer days of leather tan- 
ning and manufacturing in New- 
ark few people looked forward 
to S(3 great an advancement as 
hides ]3er week. Through the energy of its eminent founder has been made by the leather manufacturers' of this city, 
the business has grown, until to-day \t is the largest plant which to-day ranks among the city's leading industries, 
in the patent and enameled leather industry in the world. The present officers of the company are: Jas. Smith, Jr., 

The plant covers six acres consisting of twenty-four president; J. Henry Smith, vice-president, and William G. 
buildings situated on Xew, Wilsey and Nuttman streets. Ressland, secretary and treasurer; all of whom are widely 
Employment is given to upwards of 350 skilled workmen known in the commercial and financial circles of the East. 



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T. P. HOWKLL S: CO., NEW .\ND NITTTM.\N STREETS. 



J. H. Halsey &* Smith, Ltd. 

IN alluding to the large factories now and for a number 
of years past in active and successful operation in this 
city, a few observations may wisely be directed to one that 
is peculiarly representative of Newark enterprise, that is 
the concern of J. H. Halsey & Smith, Ltd. 

Many and varied have been the changes in the local 
world of business since the inception of this enterprise, 
now more than three cjuarters of a century ago. Newark 
was then a thriving little town, few even of the most opto- 
mistic business men dreamed that the city would reach 
its present magnitude of 365,000 population. .\t that time 
there was but litt'e being done in Newark in the leather 
business, which line of industry is at the present one of 
the most important and one for which the city has gained 
a nation-wide reputation. 

It was in 1836 that the firm of J. IL Ilalsey & Smith. 
Limited, was started, an<l is to-day not only one of the 
oldest of its kind in operation, but one of the largest and 
most successful, and its jiroducts are literally everywhere. 
The company manufactures the famous "( )ak Leaf brand 
of leather for the carriage, automobile, furniture, harness 
and saddlerv trades, and any jobber or retailer who is at 
all familiar with leather goods along this line, knows that 
the "Oak Leaf" brand is the standard of excellence, and 
is not surpassed either in American or European markets. 
This leather is sold all over the civilized world, and the 



company is familiar with every detail and requirement of 
the leather trade, it has been successful in thus manufac- 
turing leather that cannot be duplicated in quality and jirice. 
This reputation has been gained after many years of hard 
work and earnest effort to obtain the best results, and is a 
well-deserved asset to the com])any. 

The offices and factory of the concern are modern, 
up-to-date and well equipped. Employment is given regu- 
larly to one hundred and seventy-five men, most of whom 
are skilled leather workers, commanding high wages, and 
rendering to the company correspondingly valuable services, 
some having been in the employ for an extended number of 
years. This company is known as one of the business con- 
cerns who are willing and able to jiay just wages and treat 
employees with due consideration, hence there has been little 
difficulty at any time in securing properly qualified help, 
some of whom have seen long service with the firm and are 
considered experts in this particular line. 

It may readily be surmised that during the long period 
of seventy-six years, this enterprise has been officered by 
various groups of men, but it is very probable that no 
executive management was ever vested in more capable or 
well informed men than are now in charge. The present 
tlijurishing condition and excellent prospects corroborate 
this statement. Elmer K. Lee is president of the Comjiany 
and Joseph .-\. liurrell is treasurer, both of whom are of 
wide prominence in connnercial circles. es]iecially in the 
leather trade. 



96 



i ke Eclipse i anning Company 



IF it were necessary to pick out any 
one industry that has had more to do 
with Newark's industrial growth than 
another, chances are leather would 
prove the unanimous choice, as this in- 
dustrj' dates back to the earliest days 
of the settlement. It has been an im- 
portant factor in making our city cele- 
brated all over the world as a manu- 
facturing centre, and has done much in 
the upbuilding of its greatness. 

While the great leather industrial de- 
velopment of Newark is pretty general- 
ly known and understood by all, one of 
the larger concerns in this line is that 
of the Eclipse Tanning Co., located at 
119 Susse.x avenue, which was incorpo- 
rated June 15th, 1909, with a capital of 
$975,000, being a reorganization of tin- 
old Eclijjse Tanning Co. and the Ham- 
burg Cordovan Leather Works. It oc- 
cupies the largest plant in this countrv 
for the i)roduction of Patent Colt, pro- ^-^ 
ducing this leather from tlie raw to the 
finished state. This shoe leather is manu- 
factured from Russian colt skins imported for this particu- 
lar purjjose, and a leather is produced, the brilliancy and 
wearing qualities of which cannot be excelled. 

The com])any. in order to sui>ply the large demand for 
their products, maintains plants throughout this section. 

The main jilant, with a capacity of i.ooo to T.200 colt 





liCLU'SE TANNING CO., SUSSEX AVENUE. 



skins per day, consists of twenty-four buildings from two to 
seven stories each, in the heart of the manufacturing centre 
of Newark, while just outside the city limits, in Eliza- 
beth, the C()ini)any operates a Jaiianiiing plant covering 12 
acres with a capacity of 800 skins per day, and in Ruther- 
ford. X. ].. it o])cratcs a large degreasing plant nccupying 
about two acres. From 5(X) to 750 jjeo- 
ple are employed regularly by the firm. 
The Eclipse Tanning Co. is manu- 
facturer of not only Fclipse Colt, but 
various other shoe Icalliers. mcluding 
(.'hrome-lanncd i}aU'nt side leather, 
patent, colored, i)riglil and mat finished 
calf skins. Branch offices are located 
in London, Boston, New \'ork, Roches- 
ter, Cincinnati, St. Louis and New Or- 
leans. The officers of the comjjany are, 
Franklin I!. Kirkbride, ])resident ; 
James S. Fearon, vice-jjresident ; George 
R. Atkins, secretary and treasurer ; I. 
n. Wade, comptroller. The two former 
gentlemen reside in New York, while 
the two latter are prominent and well- 
known citizens of this city. 

To meet the demands for a growing 

^ business, plans are being prepared for 

a larger and more modern plant to be 

--i^n started. 

The accompanying cuts give only a 

g^ fair idea of the vastness of this plant 

as there are drying yards and other 

buildings in the rear that do not show. 



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John Nieder 



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OXSPICUOUS among the successful manufacturing 
plants which are conducted along modern lines and 
doing comnicndalile work, is lliat of John Xieder. 

This is one of the concerns that has come up from small 
beginnings, and gained success and promise in spite of early 
discouragements. John Xieder started the husiness in 1886, 
on Nichols street, with very limited capital in a small space 
quite in contrast to his present imposing plant at the inter- 
section of Emmet street, Avenue C and W'riglit street. 

The work engaged in is the manufacture of bookbinders' 
and pocketbook leather, the specialties being genuine seal 
and walrus. He makes all kinds of fancv leather, and the 



products of this factory are well received by the general 
trade. The two principal buildings of the plant are of mod- 
ern construction, one 200 by 100 feet, three stories high, and 
the other 100 by 42 and three and a half stories high, both 
well equipped with modern machinerv and labor-saving de- 
vices. There are on the paymll the names of one hundred 
employes. The ofhce is connected with l<ing distance 'phone 
440 W'averly. 

As a citizen, Mr. Nieder is widely and i)r(.)minenti\- knnwn, 
being active in politics and hokling the office of E.xcise Com- 
missioner. He is a courteous and genial gentleman well 
known for his generous deeds and manv kind acts. 




I'JIE NIF.DER FACTORIES, E.MMET CORNER 1).\W.S0.\ .STREET.S. 



Chas. Nieder 



A 



N investigation into the conditii 



jf the manufacturing 
institutions of this locality brings to light the fact, 
that with few exceptions these concerns are in a flourishing 
condition, and that they have most encouraging prospects. 
These facts speak well for Newark and vicinity and prove 
that this is an economical centre for the production of manu- 
factured goods of many kinds. 

One of the city's well-established and praiseworthy 
manufacturing concerns is that conducted by Chas. Nieder, 
manufacturer of bookbinders' and pocketbook leather, a 
particular specialty being made of buffings. Leather is one 
of the chief industries of Newark, the output from the var- 
ious factories being large and including all kinds, and in the 
leather trade, Chas. Nieder stands high and enjoys the re- 
spect of business associates and the good will of all with 
whom he has dealings. 

This factory is located on linimet street, covering num- 



bers 225 to 27,^ inclusive. Chas. Nieder is a Newark man, 
who is always interested in the welfare of the city and is 
possessed of that public spirit which makes him willing to 
co-operate in any effort for the city's advancement and pro- 
gress. He has an extensive business to look after, as the 
leather from his factory is shipped to all sections of the 
United States and also is exported to a considerable extent. 
As many as 12,000 sides of leather are handled a month, 
and some beautifully finished goods are shipped from here. 
Thirty persons are regularly employed and receive good 
compensation for their lalior. 

The concern has its own dying department and leathers 
are dyed all colors to meet the demands of the trade. 

The accompanying cut gives an accurate idea of the plant, 
its substantial appearance and desirable location. Its equip- 
ment is thoroughly up-to-date. The office is connected with 
Long Distance telephone No. 833 Waverly. 



98 



Kaufherr tT* Co. 



II" some of the hardy pioneers who first settled the states 
of our Atlantic seaboard could visit tlie scenes of their 
early endeavors, they would be greatly surprised to see the 
results of less than 300 years of development. Constant 
and rapid progress is the order of the day throughout this 
section now. 

Kaufherr & 
Co., manufactu- 
rers of calf 
leather for shoes, 
is one of the 
most important 
leather i n d u s - 
tries in .\ewark. 
Daniel Kaufherr 
and .August 
Loehnberg com- 
menced this es- 
tablishment i n 
1880 under the 
firm name of 
Kaufherr & Co.. 
and it is contin- 
ued at tlie i)res- 
ent time under 
the same name 
although both of 
the founders 
have joined the 
vast majority, 
the latter dying 
in 1 89 1 and the 
former in 1897. 

(Jn January 
I. 1907. a stock 
companj- w a s 
formerd with a 
capital of $125,- 
000, with offi- 
cers as follows: 
President. Julius 
F. Kaufherr: 
vice president, 
-Albert H. Kauf- 
herr ; treasurer. 
Maurice D. 
Kaufherr, a n d 
Joseph J. Lam- 
brecht is secre- 
tary. These of- 
ficers are voung 





K.\UFHEKR & CO. S BLILDI .NCiS, CAUIiEN .STREET TO E.XST KINNEY STREET. 



men and all live in Xewark, the three former being sons of 
the founder. The works at 34 to 52 Garden street and 126 
to 146 East Kinney street take in eight buildings with an 
aggregate of floor space of 55,600 feet, having large and 
commodious lofts, well ventilated on all sides, and centrally 



located in the heart of the leather district, which figures 
as one of this city's foremost industries. The buildings 
afford adequate facilities for the purpose of chrome and 
combination tannage, which is a branch of the trade that 
is attracting considerable attention at present, the company 

always giving 
particular skill 
and care to this 
special branch. 

Having intro- 
duced Kaufherr 
Calf on the mar- 
ket a few \ears 
ago, a c a r e- 
ful study of 
the requirements 
of the trade for 
a leather of tjiis 
class soon led 
the company to 
manufacture i t 
exclusively. ;uiil 
to-day theie i-. a 
large a n d in- 
creasing demand 
for this ]n-oduct. 
riie company 
has established 
.some distribut- 
ing agencies 
throughout the 
c o u n t r y, and 
among them arc 
the well known 
firms of Tracy 
Bros. Leather 
Co., of Boston, 
Mass.; Berthold 
Hahn, o f New 
York, X. Y. ; 
Johnson & Good- 
man, of Chica- 
go, 111. : and a 
large number of 
leading houses 
through Europe 
and the Orient. 
The company 
has sufficient 
capital with 
which to suc- 
has a large force 



It 



cessfully carry on the business 
of employees, who are required to get out the work in 
hand, and all its buildings are provided with the latest and 
most approved apparatus. Ample stock is always on hand 
to insure quick shipments of any demand made upon it. 



99 



BlanckarJ Bro. G^ L 



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"j]s« 



ane 



N giving sketches of the representative 
business firms of Newark it gives us 
great pleasure to represent the company 
heading this sketch, which from the magni- 
tude of its transactions, as well as the 
superiority of the goods made, has attracted 
much trade to this city. The growth of the 
city of Newark has not been greater than 
the growth of the above concern, which 
was established in i860 by Noah F. Blanch- 
ard and his three brothers who were among 
the pioneers in the patent leather business 
in Newark, and the business has seen a 
steady increase since its inception, taking 
rank among the largest in the country. In 
1881, upon the death of Noah F. Blanchard, 
the business was merged into the firm of 
Blanchard Bro. & Lane, and incorporated in 1887. It is now 
one of the leading houses in Newark, and its product finds 
sale in all parts of the world. Matthew T. Gay, wdio has 
been with the company nearly a half century, is president, 
and his sons Joseph H. and Herbert S. Gay hold the posi- 
tions of secretary and treasurer, Edward \'. Z. Lane and 
Lenox S. Rose are vice-presidents, all of whom are well 
known men of high reputation in the leather world. 

The company manufactures patent enameled and fancy 
colored leather for carriages, automobiles, shoe, furniture 
and saddlery trades. The plant covers nearly two city 
blocks, and is equipped throughout with modern and up-to- 
date machinery and appliances, and employment is given 
to 300 skilled men. The offices are located at 20 Bruen street. 
The rapid growth of the automobile business has increased 
the demand for upholstering leathers, and to-day probably 
represents the largest outlet for this product. 








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BL.\NCH.\RD BRO. & L.\NE, BRUEN STREET. 



Max Hertz 



tare. 



carriage and bookbinding trade. 




M.\X HERTZ, OLIVER STREET. 



THERE are many firms engaged in manufacturing with- 
in the boundaries of the city of Newark with produc- 
tions so enormous they would startle any who had not 
made themselves acquainted with the facts in all their 
various forms as they exist at the present time, when 
considering the productions of these great industrial 
concerns throughout the cities of the LTnited States. 
There does not readily come to mind a more credita- 
ble Newark house than the firm of ]\Iax Hertz, manu- 
facturer of russet leather, located, office and factory, 54-/8 
( )liver street. The business was established in 1892, and 
Mr. Hertz is the largest russet buffing manufacturer and 
dealer in the entire country. He manufactures russet 
buffing, rough splits, russet grains for the automobile, furni- 

The trade in 
pickled splits is also extensive. The 
premises occupied consist of a three- 
story structure 225x50 feet, a four- 
storv building 100x25 feet, an L- 
shaped building 60x150 feet, and also 
a one-story building 225x50 feet, and 
gives employment to from 50 to 70 
men. Plans are now being prepared 
for the erection of more buildings, 
owing to a large increase in all goods 
manufactured by this firm. 

The factory is modern and up-to- 
date, and the product turned out is sold 
throughout the United States and ex- 
ported in large quantities to Europe. 
He has representatives who sell his 
goods in all countries. Max Hertz, the 
projjrietor, always shows an obliging- 
disposition, and is ever ready to do his 
share toward any civic proposition, 
with the advancement of Newark as its 
aim. He has telephone connections, 
2671 and 2672 Market. 



100 



Henry Lang Company 



f N a review of the founding and remarkable development 
i of Newark's foremost concerns favorably known to the 
leather industry in general throughout the country there 
comes prominently to mind the Henry Lang Company, one 
of the oldest and largest plants of our city, making the best 
grades of patent and enameled leather. It was originally 
started in the early seventies by Henry Lang, an expert 
tanner, who was born in Scotland and came to Newark in 
1830. He was identified with the commercial and munici- 
pal prosperities of Newark for many years. 

The concern was incorporated under New Jersey laws in 
1892, and immediately broadened out its business sphere and 
succeeded in attracting to Newark the trade of patent shoe 
and collar leather. Its business made ])lienonK'nal strides 
and to-day it is one of the largest producers of patent ti])- 
ping, shoe and collar leather in the world, and the IIenr\- 
Lang Company's name is the standard mark of excellence 
for any of these productions. 

It is a large producer of the various patent, enameled and 
fancy leathers used in the carriage, automobile, furniture, 
saddlery, harness, and similar trades. The output of leath- 
ers for these uses is lieginning to be an important factor 
in this industry and preparations are under way to increase 
this branch of the business to meet all future demands. 



ihe Henry Lang Company's goods are sold in Eng- 
land, the Continent, .Mexico and Australia. The works 
are located on Seventeenth Avenue. Boyd and Lillie Streets, 
Its eight large structures, covering twenty-nine city lots, 
have a capacity for i.ooo hides a week and employ 150 
hands, most of which are experts in these particular lines, 
and have long been with this concern. 

.Mr. Lang died in l'"ebruary, i8y6. His interest was 
acquired by other members of the firm. 

Julien P. La Foy. the president, has been connected with 
the Henry Lang plant since 1871. He is an expert leather 
manufacturer and was connected with .Mr. Lang for twenty- 
five years prior to his admission to the firm— in fact to his 
knowledge and experience is largely due the great success 
and widespread growth of the trade now controlled by the 
house. 

Theodore R. La Foy, the vice-president, and George F. La 
Foy, secretary and treasurer, are the sons of the president, 
both being practical leather men. having learned the leather 
business under the direction of their father, from the ground 
uji. and both are esteemed in business circles. 

The companv is represented in the Newark Board of 
Trade and the New Jersey Leather Manufacturers' .Asso- 
ciation. 



Zieg'el, Eisman ^ Co. 



ber of the Chamber of Commerce and a thoroughly repre- 
sentative business man of progressive ideas. Mr. Ziegel is 
^lEGEL, E1SM.-\N & CO., which is on a partnership a resident of Boston, and looks after tlic interests of the 
'-— basis, was established at 26 Longworth street in 1889. salesrooms maintained at 45 Lincoln street, in that city. 
The original members of the firm were Louis Ziegel He is a man of executive ability, and works enthusiastically. 
and Max Eisman who are still sole proprietors of the busi- The plant in Newark is located at 99 Frelinghuysen ave- 

ness. Mr. Eisman is a resident of New York City, a mem- nue, and is owned by the firm, they having erected it to suit 

their requirements in 1897. The 
jfe " building is three stories in height, 

part of it extending four stories, is 
90 X 200 ft. in dimensions and af- 
fords 45,000 square feet of floor 
space. 

The business carried on is that of 
manufacturing shoe leather, a spe- 
cialty being made of genuine kanga- 
roo leather. .\ jwrticular high grade 
of this leather is |)laced on the mar- 
ket and is taken over by first class 
shoe manufacturers in this and other 
cities of the United States as well 
as in foreign countries. 

Coat skin is also prepared for 
use here and is sold in large quanti- 
ties. The enii)l-oyees in the various 
manufacturing departments num- 
ber one hundred and twenty reli- 
able workmen. 

The factory is well equipped, con- 
siderable money having been spent 
in installing modern labor-saving 
devices and appliances. 




ZIEGEL, EIS.M.W ,v LOMP.\XV, FRELIXGIIUVSEX .WEXUE. 



101 



E. S. Ward &■ Co. 



M 



A N U I'' A (.• T L" R I N G 
of leather for uses in vari- 
ous ways, is always classed as an 
important industry in this country, 
and last year there was exported 
leather products to the value of 
$53,673,056 from the United States. 
Newark plays a prominent part 
in this industry, and has a number 
of nourishing concerns engaged in 
handling leather. One such is that 
of E. S. Ward & Co., which has 
been in continuous existence since 
1871J. It was founded in that year 
by Elias S. \\'ard, and after his 
death the business was continued 
by his son Robertson S. Ward and 

a partner, John F. Ci)nroy, who are still the ])r(ii)rictors. 
These gentlemen are well known to the trade and of the 
highest standing throughout manufacturing and business 
circles, and during their connection with this industry have 
shown a commendable spirit of progressiveness, which 




E. s. w.\RD ,S: CO., frelinc;iiuvsi-:n AN'ENUE. 



rlugn bmitn. Inc. 



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IA\'AI\K'S enviable [ilace in the commercial worM as 
a chief prcMlucing center has been gained after many 
)-ears of active competition, and her present position is in- 



quality, combined with many other characteristics (if the disputable evidence of the executive ability and sound finan- 



successful business man, has made them widely known and 
respected by those with whom they have done business. 

The present location of the plant of E. S. Ward iS: Co., 
is in the \\'averlv Section, where it has about a block, includ- 
ing buildings and grounds. There are one three-story build- 
ing, one two-story and three one-story buildings in the 
group, and about one hundred and tweiitx -five persons 
skilled in this work are regularly employed. 

The company is tanner and manufacturer of patent and 
enameled leather, making a special feature of carriage, auto- 
mobile and furniture leather, and beside the amount con- 
sumed in domestic trade, cjuite a large quantity is ex- 
ported. The company's cable address is "Warde, Newark." 




RoYAL^ 1 ^" Oak. 

TRADE MARK. 
HUGH SMITH, INC., CENTKAL AVENUE. 



cial rating of her manufacturers. There is no city in the 
United States that surpasses it in the numerous variety of 
its industries. Hence, that particular interest that has con- 
tributed so much toward accomplishing this grand result, 
must necessarily be a vastly important one. One of the long 
established concerns is that known as Hugh Smith, Inc., 
which was founded in 1862 b_\- the late Hugh Smith, who died 
in I-'ebruary, 1907. The stock in the enterprise is still owned 
by the family, and the business is operated and managed by 
James T. Smith, the eldest son of the founder, who came 
into the business in 1884, and has since been a prominent 
factor in the successful continuance of the enterprise. The 
Company was incorporated in Januar}-, i88g, and James T. 
Smith holds the office of jiresident. 
He is regarded as one of the most 
substantial citizens and public spir- 
ited men of this section. 
-a;;. The company is engaged in the 

leather manufacturing business, the 
products turned out lieing patent 
and enameled leather for the car- 
riage, automobile and shoe trade, 
r and the extent of the business 

necessitates the employment of 
three hundred persons. The loca- 
tion of the plant is on Central ave- 
nue, where a portion of three 
squares, on Hoyt, Bleecker' and 
Lock streets, containing two and 
one-half acres of ground, is used 
by the company. There are ten 
buildings in use in the ])rocesses of 
production in transition from the 
tanned skin to the finished article. 



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Cnarles bmytn Co. 



OXI'". oi the pioncur l)iisiness 
houses which has grown w ith 
Newark's development is that of tlic 
Charles Smyth Co.. occnpyin^ the 
premises at 240-250 Central avennc. 
This concern dates back to 1862, 
and has been continuously i)efore 
the |)ublic these fifty years. It was 
originally known as Charles Smyt'i. 
having lieen starteil by that gentle- 
man, at the same location it now oc- 
cu])ies. In 190S, an incorporated 
company was formed. am|)le caj)!- 
tal being invested, and jilans ])cr- 
fected for the expansion of the en- 
ter])rise. The business has grown 
steadils' and has most flattering 
prosi)ects at the ])resent time. 

The executive heads consist of: president and ireasmer. 
Chas. Smyth ; vice-president, Frank X. Smyth, and secre- 
tary. \\'illiam F. Smyth, gentlemen of business acumen, finan- 
cial standing and social prestige. Messrs. Frank X. and 
\Vm. F. Smyth are sons of the gentleman whose name the 
business bears, and well known to the leather trade. 

The com])any's plant on Central avenue consists of ten 
buildings and the business engaged in is that of manufactur- 
ing and selling carriage, furniture, autoniohilc and u])holstery 
leather, trimmings, etc.. and a comprehensive line of most 
up-to-date goods in this branch is always to be seen at the 
works where in(|uiries fur any of the products arc welcomed. 

During the many years these products have been before the 
purchasing public they have won a high-class name and the 
house has the satisfaction of serving a large and gradually 
widening patronage. The emi)loyes number from fifty to 
sixty persons, some of whom have been with the company 
nianv vears, and are skilled in this branch (if work. 








L. U. SMITH S: SONS, LOCK STREET. 



CII.XUl.KS S.MVTII CO., CK.NTU.VI, .W ICNUE. 

L. M. SmitK &' Sons 

Till'". busine.^> which is conducted under the title 1.. M. 
.^mith & Sons, was founded in 1869 by the late L. .M. 
.'~^mith. who died in 1907. lie was one of the oldest and 
best known tanners in Xewark. and stood high in civic and 
business circles throughout this conmninity. 

The present jiroprietors of the enterprise are his sons, 
L. M. Smith and Charles .\. Smith, who are gentlemen of 
broad exi)erience in the line in which they are engaged, and 
their business methods insure a steady maintenance of the 
present high standard of service, and the same acconnno- 
dating and courteous system that has maile the firm so 
popular thrcnighout this section. 

The business is located at 59 to 71 Lock street, and 234- 
236 Central avenue, where an acre of land is utilized, and 
eleven buildings arc in use. The business carried on is that 
of manufacturing ami selling carriage and fnrnilnre leathers 
of various kinds, these goods being 
disposed of to the general trade, 
supplying a large demand from 
manufacturers of fancy leather 
goods throughout the coimtrv. 
l'atr(.)ns of this house have learned 
to their satisfaction tliat both (|ual- 
ity and <|uantity are forthcoming 
with every order placed there, and 
most careful attention is accorded 
the wishes of both small and large 
buyers on all orders received. 

The extent of the business is such 
as to make the services of sixty or 
ni(ire employees necessary, and at 
least this number of names is most 
always ftnind upon the pay roll. 

The accomiianying cut gives a 
representation of the company's 
plant, and visitors always find this 
a busy and thriving industry. 



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OTTO H. OPPENHEIMER CO., FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE. 



Otto rl. Oppenneimer Co. 

WUivTHY of note among the varied industries of 
Newark is that of the Otto H. Oppenheimer Co. It 
has always been located in this city. Its start was at 60 
First street. Mr. (Jppenheimer being the founder. In 1904 
the premises at 382 to 388 Frelinghuysen avenue, at the 
corner of Oueen street, were built by the company. An 
incorporated company was formed in June. 1894. and the 
capital invested is now over $100,000. Two buildings are 
used, one 87 .x 290 feet in dimensions, the other 25 x 100, 
and these afford a floor space of to.ooo square feet. 

The compan_\- is engaged in the manufacture and sale of 
colored skivers and sheep skins for use by bag and pocket 
book manufacturers, also book binders and belt manufactur- 
ers. The factory is well equipped for the work, and in its 
various departments the business furnishes employment to 
sixty persons. The company maintains a branch in 
Chicago at 325 West Lake street, trading under the name 
of B. J. Schnur & Co. 

The officers of the company are: President. Otto H. 
Oppenheimer; vice-president, \\'m. Eckert : treasurer, 
Eugene Ca\reneget ; secretary, Theo. Rochow, gentlemen of 
influence and financial standing. 



Lj. rl. McCormick (^ Sons 

AAIAXUFACTL'RIXG concern which has done its full 
share in building u[) Newark's reputation is that of 
E. H. iNIcCormick & Sons, which was founded in 1889. 
and has been in continuous existence since. The business 
was established by E. H. McCormick .who "is still the head 
of the enterprise, and the president of the company. He is 
highly regarded in buth Imsiness and social circles and is 
a gentleman of broad experience. His sons, John T., Joseph 
H. and Edward H., are vice-president, secretarv and treas- 
urer, respectively of the company. The capital stock is 
$100,000 and the papers of incorporation were filed in 1903. 
From the original location, two or three changes were 
made before the business was moved into its own plant, 
planned and erected especially for the company. It is at 
the corner of Avenue C. and \'anderpool street, where four 
acres of ground are owned, and six buildings, mostly three 
stories in height, are occupied. The company manufactures 
patent and enameled leathers, these being of superior qualitv, 
and are shipped to various cities throughout the United 
States and to European markets. There are one hundred 
and sixty persons employed in the various departments of 
the business. 




E. H, Mccormick & so.xs, .we. c .\xd vaxderpool street. 



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Radel Leatker M%. 
Company 



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Tlir-", prusperoiij ami fast grow- 
ing enterprise known as the 
Radel Leather Manufacturing Co., 
is an outgrowth of the Radel & 
Mentz Leather Co., which was es- 
tablished in 1904 and taken over 
by the ])resent company in Kjoj. 
The capital stock of the present 
company is $250,000. The officers 
of the company, and the men 
whose executive ability and financial 
resources have brought the com- 
pany to its present splendid condi- 
tion are : President, Frank J 
Radel ; vice-president, Owen E. 
Fox : treasurer. John J. Radel, and 

secretary, Jos. !■'. Meyers. One of the company's stockhold- 
ers whose aid has been of great importance is Mr. 
Conrad H. KoellhofFer, well known in Newark busine>- 
and social circles. 

The location of the company's plant is on Hamburg place 
road, where there are ten buildings in use, and a four story 
concrete building now under construction. The company's 
main office is located at the plant, with a branch office in 
Chicago, 111., where orders from its numerous customers in 
the West are received, and through its efforts are due the 
extension of the business in that section of tlie countrv'. 

The company's products arc principally automobile, 
carriage and furniture upholstering leather, which they 
are shipping to almost every State in the Union, as well as 
su])pl\ing large demands from many European countries. 
When the ])lant is running to its capacity, the company's 
employes number about one hundred. 




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F. A. SCH.^EFFEK, UEKIiEN STREET. 



R.\DEL LE.\THER .M.\NUF.\C'TfRI XC. CO., IlAMlilKi; Tl.. UO.\D. 



F. A. Sckaeffer 

M.VNY sister cities look with envious eyes at Newark 
and marvel at her rapid and substantial growth. 
There is no doubt that while this city has many natural 
advantages which cause her to grow, one important elenient 
in this success is the progressive and hospitable spirit of 
the city's manufacturers and merchants. 

One of the prosperous and well known manufacturers 
is Frank .\dani Scliaefifer, whose plant occupies the ])remi- 
ses at 55, 57, 59, 61, 63 and 65 Bergen street. This enter- 
prise has been established some years, and the books show 
a commendable gain in the volume of business transacted. 
Mr. Scliacffer is a manufacturer of leather — dull dongola, 
shoe, alligator and morocco leather being the specialties. 
Buffings, bookbinders' bag and pocketbook leather, also 
raw hides for trunks, artificial limbs and mechanical pur- 
poses, are all in his line, and these 
various products, for which there is a 
remarkable demand, are distributed 
over a wide territory. 

There are five floors in the liuilding 
utilized in the business, affording a 
total of 25,000 square feet, and the 
plant is well equipped for turning out 
tirst-class products at as low cost as is 
consistent with proper compensation 
of employees. There are some high- 
ly skilled workmen among those em- 
|)loyed, and the full list of those 
persons engaged in various ca])acities 
here, shows the names of nearly one 
hundred. 

The establishment is well rated, 
the name of the house being synony- 
mous with first class leather, fair 
dealing, prompt settlement of accounts 
and other evidences of a well con- 
ducted business. 



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J. II. LADEW CO., PL,\NK RO.\D. 



The J. rl. Laaew Co. 

IN .some respects the J. H. Ladew Co.. whose plant is lo- 
cated on the Plank Road at the Passaic River, stands 
quite alone, it being the only one in Newark engaged in the 
manufacture of heavy leather. The>e products are belting 
butts, finishe<l belt leather and sole leather, and are distribut- 
ed and sold in almost every section of the United States. 
The main building of the jilant is four stories in height, 75 
by 900 feet in dimensions, while the power house, a one- 
story building, is 50 by 100, and the machine and carpenter 
slio[i is 30 bv 75 and storage building 25 by /^. 

The com])anv's extensive operations form a far-reaching 
feature in our daily business life, and furnish employment 
for two hundred persons, who earn a good weekh' wage. 

The business was established and incorporated in iQOf), 
and the executive head consists of the following gentlemen, 
all of whom are men of means, residing in New York City : 
president, J. H. Ladew : vice-president and treasurer, C. E. 
Krom : secretary. J. S. Colwell. 

The active management of the plant is in the able hands 
of R. P. Cushing, manager, and I^red J. Lockwood, general 
superintendent, both of whom are Newark residents. 



J. JLicntman (^ bon 

THE business enterprise which is now kmiwn as J. Licht- 
man & Son, was inaugurated in 1S88, the sole proprietor 
at that time being Julius Lichtman. 

The original location was on Arch street, aiid from small 
quarters there, the business was moved to the present com- 
modious plant in i()07. The extensive grounds and build- 
ings occupied at the present time are the entire block be- 
tween I-'relinghuysen avenue, Sherman avenue. Concord 
street, and Peddie street, this being a ])lot of ground con- 
taining seventy-two city lots. The main Iniilding is three 
stories in height and contains 38,400 sipiare feet of floor 
space. It was built by the firm in 1007. 

The members of the firm are Julius Lichtman and his 
son Abram Lichtman, both of wlinm are residents of New- 
ark, members of the P>oard of Trade and influential citizens. 

The firm manufactures leather, its lines being known as 
rough and half tanned, pickled splits, also russet grains, 
buffings and splits, and it enjoys unlimited facilities for ship- 
ping foreign and domestic orders. The firm uses the cable 
address "Lichtman," Newark. The European office of the 
concern is at <) Rueiles Messageries, Paris, France. 



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J. LICHTMAN & SON, FKELIXGIiUVSEN AVENUE. 



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ICaufkerr ^ Sieg'el 



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cial activity in Newark, and its pro- 
dncts are shipped all over this and 
to many foreign conntries. 

One of the successful and steadily 
growing industries is that conducted 
by the firm of Kaufhcrr & Siegel, 
located at 200, 202 and 204 Magazine 
street. They instituted this business 
enteri)rise in 190S, and there has been 
no change in proprietorship. The 
gentlemen composing this partnership 
are I. I. Kaufherr anil 11. Siegel, resi- 
dents of .\ewark. property owners 
and members of various local organi- 
zations. They are estimable gentlemen 
and public spirited citizens. 

Their mainifacturing ])lant on Maga- 
zine street is housed in four buildings, 

and one-half acre of ground is utilized. They have 40.000 
.square feet of floor s])ace, well equippetl and arranged witii 
due consideration as to best results with least friction 
among emiiloyees. 

The ])roducts manufactured arc calf. goat, and sheep 
skins, skivers and buffings, and these are turned out in a 
well finished condition and sold to the general trade. Itag. 
pocketbook. belt and hat leathers are among the gonds 
made, and so necessary a line of ]>ro(lucts is sure to find a 
ready market. 

The acct)mpanying cut gives a clear and accurate idea of 
the company's plant, but only a visit would give a definite 
idea of its busy and i)rosperous condition. Si.xty persons 
are given employment regularly, all of whom are men. 




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JOHN V. DIEFE.NTH.XLEK, .XUWHOKTEK. H.X.MILTO.N .\.\D BKUEX STREETS 



Jonn V. Diefentnaler 

\ !•". lit tile prosperous business men nf .Xewark, whu 
ia> gained his present enviable positiim through good 
judgment and honest business methods, is Jolni Diefcn- 
thaler, of llamiltun, Unien and .McWliorler slreels. lie is 
a man in the prime of life. and. after considerable experi- 
ence in handling leather, decided, finir years ago, to start 
in business as a leather manufacturer. lie has had no 
occasion to regret this step, and though he has had comi)eti- 
tion on all sides to meet, he has conducted the enterprise 
in such a manner as to win success, and tiial willi fair 
treatment to every one with wlK)ni he has had 'lealings. 
The buildings on 1 lamilton street cover about one-half 
a city block, fmn- ot' the l)uiidings 
being two stories iiigh, one three 
stories, and three one story, making 
ciglit buildings in all— loialiiig a com- 
bined floor space of large ca])acity. 

There are about fifty persons em- 
ployed in various capacities in and 
about the works, and they are a desir- 
al)!e class of workmen. The buildings 
are well arranged, ami e(|ni]i])eil, ;niil 
a large sti>ck of leather is always 
found on hand. 

The sjiecial lines given attention to 
are leather for automobiles, carriages 
and furniture, and some beantifnlly 
finished ])ieces come from this shop. 
These ])roducts are marketed in many 
cities in widely se])arated sections of 
the I'nited States and while quite a 
large proportion of the output is ex- 
ported to Canada, more finds its way 
over the ocean to the llntish Isles and 
various cities on the Continent. 



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amois L^ompany 



NOTHINC; leads to a greater degree of surprise and 
wonder to the investigator than the extent and variety 
of the industries carried on in this great manufacturing 
centre. L'haniois making, which is a branch of the leather in- 
dustry, occupying a most important place in the aggregation 
with other things, is a jjroduct of the present-day Newark, 
and mention should be made of the Newark Chamois Co., 
an incorporated concern capitalized at $75,000, doing this 
kind of work exclusively. This enterprise is located at the 
junction of New Jersey Railroad avenue and Johnson street, 
where a group of good appearing buildings, compose the 
plant. The.se buildings, four in number, provide an aggre- 
gate of 30,000 square feet of floor space, where the com- 
pany manufactures white and yellow chamois skins for the 
glove, shoe and drug trades, and also produce consider- 
able quantities of moellon, an oil which is a by-product 
(if the business. The luain building is used for tan- 
ning and drying the skins and also contains the gen- 
eral offices of the company. Of the smaller buildings 
one is used for finishing and cutting, another l.niild- 
ing is used as glove fininshing department, and the last one 
is the store room. The plant is always a scene of activity 
and from one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five per- 
sons are regularl}- employed in the various departments. An 
idea of the volume of business handled annually may be 
gained from the fact that as many as 50,000 dozens chamois 
skins are annually manufactured, and distributed through 
the wholesale trade. The Newark Chamois Co. was in- 
corporated Oct. 27, 1910, under the laws of the State of New 
Jersey. The officers of the company are : I'resident, John 
1"". Kaiser: treasure, William M. Eberz, Jr.; secretary, Jos- 
eph E. Cush ; manager, l-'rank Chapat, all of whom are 
Newark gentlemen, favorably known in the local business 
circles. 



Early iTistory of Leather 

TllLS industry dates back to the earliest days of the 
settlement of the pioneer bands from Connecticut. 
The first tanner to operate in Newark was .\zariah Crane, 
who, in i(«>S, received a grant of land on which to establish 
has tanyard. and the trade in leather and shoes was thus 
early established on a firm foundation, and ere long it be- 
came a staple industry of the town. More than a score of 
years prior to this, however, according to a general order 
enacted by the general assembly, a "Sealer of Leather" was 
appointed for Newark, thus indicating that the industry had 
already attracted attention here, although the town records 
contain no mention of a tannery antedating that of Crane's. 

In just what quantities leather was manufactured and 
handled in Newark in its early stages, statistics fail to 
show, since the United States Census Report of 1810 was 
the first to present facts and figures. In that vear the 
value of the finished product approximated half a million 
dollars. In the succeeding twenty years these figures were 
largely increased, those for' the year 1836 aggregating 
$900,000. 

By the year i860 the number of tanneries operated in 
Newark totalled thirty; employed i,o64men; were capital- 
ized at $1,025,300, while the finished product was valued at 
$3,000,000. From then on the industry has made rapid 
strides. The Newark factories turn out thirty or more 
varieties and classifications of patent and enamelled leather 
for carriage, automobile, shoe, harness and other purposes. 

Other leathers made here are tanned from steer, horse, 
calf and sheep hides, as well as from the skins of the alliga- 
tor, seal, lizard, snake, rabbit, goat and other animals and 
leptiles; in fancy colors and for all varieties of uses, such 
as book-binding, upholstery, etc. Kindred trades have 
sprung up and flourished, in which novelties of infinite 
varieties are made in connection with the leather industry. 




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XEW.VKK CH.VMOIS CO., NEW J EK.SEV K.\1LK0.\U .WENUE. 



108 






LiRY 





TAKIXG official figures as a basis for the state- 
iiK-iit, it may be safely asserted that the jewelry 
business in Newark occupies a uiiit|ue place. It is in a class 
by itself among the city's many great industries. 

As a manufacturer of gold jewelry Newark stands not 
only in prominence, but at the head of the industry in the 
United States. In high-grade jewelry designs it is also the 
leader. At the present time 114 establishments in Newark 
are engaged in the jewelry industry. Their average number 
of employees is nearly 4.000 and to them more than $2,500,- 
000 is paid in wages each year. The total amount of capital 
invested in these plants is close to $10,000,000. and the cost 
of the material used is over $6,000,000 a year. The annual 
output of products has averaged for some years $12,000,000. 

It has been definitely determined that of all the solid gold 
jewelry — ten to fourteen karat grades — which is made in the 
United States, fully seven-eighths is manufactured in this 
city. In Newark is also made fifty ])er cent, of the more 
costly jewelry, ranging in grade from eighteen to twenty- 
four karats. Newark designers in high grade jewelry are 
world leaders. That has been the fact for nearly seventy- 
five years, and that it will continue to be so no one who is 
familiar with the situation doubts. 

In their designing dc|3artments, the Newark establish- 
ments employ experts and spare neither expense nor trouble 
to turn out attractive, uni(|ue and lasting gold goods for the 
ornamentation of men. women and chiMren. For many 
years some of the largest houses in the world, which have 
reputations for exclusive and beautiful designs, the finest 
workmanshij) and the handling of the best jewelry and sil- 
verware thai could be produced, have had their work de- 
signed and made in Newark factories. This is especially 
true in si)ecial orders from Americans and luiropeans who 
give no thought to cost so long as something exclusive in 
quality an<l workmanshi]) is ])ro(luced. 

Through its jewelry manufacturers Newark has held for 
many ycrirs the first place not only in this respect, but in the 
originalitx' anil novelty of its designs and in the manufacture 
of high-grade badges and emblems. In nearly every corner 
of the globe, wherever civilization has reached, these badges 
and fine Newark-made jewelry are to be seen. Newarkcrs 
abroad often pick up a ])articularly fine ornament of gold 
in the shops of I'rance. England, ricrmany, Italy, Russia 
and other large foreign countries most frequented by 
tourists, only to discover later that it was made in one or 
another of the factories in their own city. The same thing 
is true of platinum jewelry, which is another special line in 
the jewel r\- trade. It has become one of the city's most im- 
])ortant manufactures in the last few \ears and in the mak- 



U ing of it Newark ranks second to none. Platinum 
goods were regarded as a novelty when they were 
first brought out, but they ai)])ealed to the popular fancy to 
such an extent that their mamifaciure soon became one 
of the regular lines. 

Another branch of the indii.-try that has grown in recent 
years to enormous proportions, is the stick-pin business, 
which was made possible by the prevailing fashion for 
men to have a variety of scarf pins of unique designs 
in material and form. 

.\s may be easily understood, Newark, in its jewelry in- 
dustry, is one of the largest buyers in the wurld of fine 
diamonds, pearls, rubies and other gems, and of a variety 
of stvones known as semi-precious, which have come into 
use during the last few years. Their use has added huilIi 
to the opportunities of the jewelers for the manufacture 
of a variety of designs in stick pins, cuff buttons, brooches, 
lavalliers, earrings and other articles of personal adornment. 

In not a few of the local factories thousands of these 
stiines are used every week, and to pass upon them and 
l)urchase them the Newark ])lants engage .some of the best 
known experts in the country. That not only guarantees 
the manufacturers from loss, but it protects the retailers and 
the latter's customers. In that particular the Newark jew- 
elry mamifacturers have an enviable reputation. They are 
justly proud of the fact that the quality of Newark-made 
jewelry is never (|ucstioned. It is known throughout the 
world to be exactly as it is re])resente(l to be. and in con- 
nection with it fraud of any kind is never suspected. 

.\llicd with the Newark jewelry trade is the manufac- 
ture (jf numerous other articles such as jewelers' tools, 
bru.shes and separators, optical goods, gold and silver sheet. 
wire and alloys, rivets, etc. I lere also are made many 
different kinds of small metal goods, such as clocks, jewel 
cases, flesk articles, toilet novelties, pocket book frames, 
gold and silver match boxes — all of which are manufactured 
in Newark and sold in jewelry and department stores, not 
only throughout this country, but abroad. 

With this broad and ever increasing market for its goods 
the jewelrj- trade in Newark seems to be assured of an ex- 
cellent future. And the same thing is true of the diversified 
industries that are allied with this trade. In spite of strong 
competition in many other (jiiarters of the globe the merit 
of Newark-made jewelry stands out so strongly that orders 
for it show no signs of falling off. On the contrary, year 
by year they increase and scarcely a month goes by that 
new buyers do not enter this field, where there always seems 
to be not only room for them, but for new manufacturers 
and new plants. 



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K^reraentz vk^ Co. 



IX no branch of skillt'd industry perhaps in tiie world, has 
more rapid advances Ijeen made than in the jewelers' art, 
and the indu'-trial pursuits of a kindred nature. In former 
years, especially for the finer and more artistic productions 
in these lines, the .\merican ]ieople were compelled to look 
to Euro]ie for their jewelry sup|)lies, but to-day Europeans 
look to America, to Newark, which manufactures fully 
scven-eiijhths of all the jewelry in the whole United States, 
and is noted for its beauty of designs, excellence of work- 
manship and highest standards. 

( )ue of the more prominent concerns devoted to this im- 
pcirtant industry, which has done much toward placing 
Xewark to the front as a manufacturer of jewelry and well 
worthy of more than passing mention is that of Krementz & 



Men's jewelry — Scarf pins, sleeve links, vest buttons, studs, 
chains, fobs, match boxes, tie clasps. 

Krementz & Co. are also the manufacturers of Krementz 
collar buttons, which enjoy a national re])utation ; in fact, 
are known the world over, and are made in i8 karat, 14 
karat, and 10 karat gold and 14 karat rolled gold plate. 
One of the latest achievements of this concern is its new 
patented I'.odkin fastener which it uses on mother-of-pearl 
vest buttons and >tuds for evening dress. While these 
mother-of-])earl dress sets for gentlemen are much in vogue 
now and finding a very ready sale, this new Bodkin at- 
tachment has given a very material impetus to the popular- 
ity of this line. 

The very newest of its creation is the making of the bean 



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KREMENTZ &• CO., CHESTNUT STREET. 













Co., located at 49 Chestnut street, with branch offices at 
286 Fifth avenue. New York City and 722 Shreve Building. 
San Francisco, Cal, was established in 1868 by George 
Krementz and Julius A. Lebkuecher, which partnership has 
continued to the present date and has developed into one 
of the largest and best known firms engaged in the manu- 
facturing of fine 14 karat gold and platinum jewelry, the 
line being probably the most extensive and complete one of 
fine jewelry made under one roof. 

To give an idea of the magnitude of the Krementz ])ro- 
ductions, their wares consist of about forty different lines 
of jewelry, of which the following are the most important : 

Ladies' jewelry — IJrooch pins, veil pins, necklaces, la- 
valliers. bar and lian<ly jjins, bangles and bracelets, lorgnons, 
soutoirs, etc. 



and post of a gentleman's cuff button of one single piece of 
metal. This feature has greatly increased the output of 
men's cuff buttons. 

The richness, strength, <lurability and beauty of style and 
finish of the jewelry wdiicli this establishment turns out, are 
marvelous. A firm and unalterable determination from the 
start to use nothing but the best and purest among mate- 
rials, to employ artists of the highest order, and work- 
men of skill and character, it has built upon this founda- 
tion an industry of grandeur and promise. 

The illustration shown above of the Krementz building 
gives an idea of the large space and facilities required in 
the manufacture of the various products, while in the 
neighborhood of three hundred skilled workers are con- 
tinuously employed to conduct this immense business. 



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Carter, ^io^ve Cy Company 



IT \vt)ul(l be i)lacing too great a task upon piil)lic indul- 
gence to expect interest in a forbidding array of statis- 
tical data, showing the present magnitude and commercial 
importance of the manufacturing industries of this section. 
Suffice it to sa)' there are only ten cities in this great coun- 
try which turn out annually products of greater value than 
those ])rodnced in .Xewark's factories, or em])loy a larger 
average number of wage-earners. 

Especially conspicuous among the concerns that have been 
and are ])laying a ])roniincnt part in the jewelry trade is 
the house of Carter. 1 lowe & Co.. which began its existence 



extent, the building occupied was extended on Park and 
Durand streets and some new eciuipment adiled. .\ grow- 
ing and satisfactory condition continueil for some years 
when changes were again necessary and, in January, 1881, 
the firm name was changed to Carter, Sloan & Compaiiv. 
During succeeding years various changes have been made, 
and in 190.2 the name Carter, Howe & Co. was adopted. 
.\t jiresent there are six men associated with the enter- 
prise, these being Ci. R. llowe, \V. T. Carter. W. P. 
Gough. 1-". R. Ilorton, 1'. W. Stanbrough. and II. L. I-'arrow. 
The line of goods manufactured includes almost everv 




C AKIKK, IIOWK & CO., I'.VKK. MULIiKKKV A.VU DL'RAM) SlUIClilS. 



in Xovember, 1841, under the firm name of Pennington, 
Carter & Dorenins. There are no records of any jewelry 
manufacturing establi-shment in Newark now in operation 
which started as early as or prior to this date, thus making 
this company the oldest concern of its kind in Newark. 

The original site of the factory was on Broad street, just 
below Green. A short time after the inception of the en- 
terprise, Aaron Carter, Jr., of the firm, bought out his part- 
ners and removed the business to a small factory on Green 
street near Broad. Soon after this event the firm changed 
to Carter, Pierson & Hale, and in July, 1853, the building 
at the corner of Park and ^lulberry streets was purchased. 

In 1873. as the business had then grown to a considerable 



description of 14 karat jewelry made of gold, from the 
medium priced goods to the most artistic productions seen 
in the American markets. The line includes bracelets, 
brooches, charms, cigarette cases, collar buttons, crosses, 
fobs, guard chains, key chains, lorgnettes, necklaces, and 
purses. These goods are sold all over this country by 
re]3resentatives of the company and arc known to tlie 
trade in a most favorable light. 

The company's employees number from two liun<lrc(l and 
fifty to three hundred, many of whom are artisans of high 
skill receiving correspondingly high wages. 

The factory is 100 by 120 feet in dimensions. 

The company's New York offices are 9 to 13 Maiden Pane. 



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Durand &f Co. 



FUR upwards of fifty years the manufacture of jewelry 
has been an industry in which Newark has excelled. 
Not only has nicjre work been turned mU by its jewelr\' 
manufactories, but the work is of such a high grade and 
character that Newark-made jewelry has become a by- 
word — the trade standing for all that is best and most 
salable. 

The industry dates back to the year 1805, when the first 
factory was established here, and this niuuber has increased 
year by year until to-day there are considerably more than 
a hundretl plants. The city's proud boast of being the cradle 
of inventors applies to the 
jewelry industry as well 
as to others, for the city's 
pre-eminence in this field 
is as nnich due to the 
many improved types of 
machinery employed in 
fashioning dainty and 
costly conceits as anything 
else. 

The standard of excel- 
lence established by New- 
ark-made jewelry years 
ago has never diminished 
one iota, despite the 
fierce competition into 
which our manufacturers 
have been compelled to 
enter. They have come 
through with flying colors, 
received better prices, re- 
ceived larger orders, and, 
better still, each year 
shows a big increase in 
the value of the finished 
product. 

One of the oldest and 
largest and best known 
manufacturers of jewelry 
and importers of precious 
stones in Newark, is 
Uurand & Co. It was 

way back in 1830 when James M. Durand commenced the 
industry in a very small room with scarcely anything 
in his possession excej^t experience in high class work- 
manship and a business energy which was far in ad- 
vance of the times. He steadily gained favor and patron- 
age, frequently added to his facilities, and in the fifty years 
he was personally active in affairs, built up a large and 
important business — firmly established the foundation upon 
which to-day stands the great manufacturing establishment 
whose superb goods are so well appreciated by the trade in 
every State of the Union. He retired in 18S0 hut lived 
imtil 1895 to enjoy the contemplation of the great success 
which had followed his efforts — which had lieen clue to his 
personal integrity and business acumen. The house of 




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Durand & Co. was a firm until September 19, 1892, when 
the concern was incorporated under New Jersey laws with 
a capital of $150,000.00. Wallace Durand, the president, is 
the son of the founder of the industry. He was born in 
Newark and is a practical expert in the jewelry trade. He 
was a partner with his father for ten years prior to the 
latter's retirement in 1880, and for nearly a half of the cen- 
tury it was his hand that guided the important establish- 
ment during that time and to his conservative yet pro- 
gressive management is largely due the prosperity of the 
present day. His brother, W. B. Durand, the eldest son of 

the founder, was also a 
most important factor in 
the upbuilding and main- 
tenance of the high pres- 
tige of the house during 
the forty years he was a 
member of the firm. He 
retired therefrom in 1891. 
His son, Harry Durand, 
the • present affable and 
efficient secretary and 
treasurer of the company, 
has been with the con- 
cern since 1 88 1. Henry 
C. Ward, the vice-presi- 
dent, has been associated 
^ince 1880, having been 
manager of the sales de- 
liartment since the incor- 
poration in 1892. He is 
the son of Joseph G. 
\\"ard, who was formerly 
ilie vice-president, and 
who had been with the 
concern for half a cen- 
tury and partner for forty 
\ears. 

All the officers of the 
company are members of 
prominent clubs and fra- 
ternal organizations. Du- 
rand & Co. manufacture 
fine gold jewelry of almost every description and make a 
specialty of diamonds, pearls and other precious stones, 
which it selects and imports specially for its high class trade. 
Its plant to-day embraces the entire four-story brick build- 
ing with three stories in the rear which occupies 60 by 150 
feet of ground area at Nos. 49 and 51 1-Vanklin street, 
Newark. It is magnificently equipped and gives employ- 
ment to upwards of a hundred and twenty-five first class 
iewelers. AH ])u^iness is directed from the oflice here, 
and dealings with its customers have been so satisfactory 
and agreeable that it has won a great reputation in the trade. 
There are five commercial travelers on the road and the 
jewelry houses that have the cream of the trade in their 
localities are steady patrons. 



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112 



Charles Keller C^ Co. 



THE mamifacture and distribution of jewelry have lonj; 
been i)roniinent features in the inchistrial activities of 
Newark, and one of the most extensively known concerns 
engaged in the manufacture of a general line of jewelry is 
that of Charles Keller & Co., of 213 Mulberry street. This 
house dates back to 1876. when it was known as Charles 
Schuetz & Sons, and was located on Crawford street. In 
1882, to meet the rapidly growing business interesis. re- 
moval was made to Mulberry street, where they have since 
operated. Recently an imposing four-story and basement 
building has been erected, with special reference to their 



large and growing patronage. Henry L'ntermeyer. of New 
York City, is president ; Frederick A. Schuetz, of 55 Johnson 
avenue. Newark, is vice-president; Herman C. Schuetz, 755 
Clinton avenue, vice-president ; Emanuel Cntcrmever. of 
New ^'ork City, is secretary ; and Charles S. Untermeyer, 
also of New York, is treasurer. The company's main office 
is in New York City. 

The products which are turned out from the Newark fac- 
tory include a line of gold jewelry of almost every kind, 
which goods have a well merited reputation for excellence 
i>f workmanshij). and high class design. Many of the em- 




CH.XRLES KET.r.ER .K- CO.. M UI.ISERRY STREET. 



requirements, and the C()m])any own and occupy all of this 
modern structure It is an ornament to the business section 
of the city and one of the best equipped industrial institu- 
tions of its kind in this section. 

Some idea of the growth of the business may be gained 
from the fact that while in 1893. em])loyment was given 
to seventy-five persons, the pay roll now contains the names 
of three hundred persons. This fact alone is sufficient evi- 
dence that the concern understands the proper handling of 
gold and its manufacture into products of pleasing design. 

In 1907 an incorporated company was formed, and a still 
wider field of business activity' opened before the company. 
The present corps of officers is such as to command uni- 
versal esteem and respect, and to hold the confidence of a 



ployes are persons of the highest mechanical skill, and know 
exactly all the requisites of a piece of jewelry par excellence, 
and the most careful supervision is maintained over every 
detail of manufacture, which exjjlains in part, the high 
reputation for superior quality of goods this house enjoys. 
The jewelry is distributed through wholesalers and jobbers. 
This, in brief, has been the history of this house which 
deservedly commends itself to the favor and confidence of 
the trade. 

Frederick .\. Schuetz and Herman C. Schuetz, who reside 
in Newark, are of the city's alert and progressive men of 
affairs, members of the Board of Trade and other import- 
ant organizations, and stand ever ready to assist in ])romot- 
ing any worthy cause for the arlvancement of Newark. 



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JBippart, CjriscorQ Ck^ OsDorn 



AMONG the hnsiness cuiicerns which have given New- 
ark prominence and helped her to win lier proud 
reputation as a producing center, is the firm of liippart, 
Griscom & Osborn, widely and favorably known to the 
jewelry trade of this country. 

Tile inception of this enterprise occurred in 1886, when 
Achill Bippart established the business, trading under the 
title of Bippart & Co. 

Air. Bippart, who was born in Eisenach, Saxony, came 
to the United States when fourteen years of age^ and 
learned his trade as a jeweler in I'mvidence, R. I. In 1880 



President, Achill Bippart: vice-president, Benjamin F. 
Griscom; secretary, Bennet (Jslv.irn, Jr.. and treasurer, 
Alfred P. Hinton. 

The company's plant is on Garden street, covering lots 
2 to 8, the big, well equipped plant having 9,300 square 
feet of floor space, being quite in contrast with the small 
quarters at 32 Marshall street, where the business originated, 
twenty-six years ago. 

The goods manufactured include fine gold jewelry, and 
a full line of mourning and platinum jewelry, which pro- 
tlucts are sold in all sections of the United States, in several 




niPP.VRT, CRISCOM \ (ISBORN, G.VRDEN STREET. 



he took up his residence in Newark, and has since made 
his home here. He is a man not only of recognized business 
acumen, but of high moral character and integrity. He 
holds membership in the High Street Presbyterian Church 
and in the Masonic fraternity, and has the respect of all 
who know him. 

Benjamin F. GrLscom joined the company in 1893, He 
is a native of Philadelphia. Bennet O.sborn, Jr., became a 
member of the company in 1896, and claims Newark as his 
native city. Alfred P. Hinton became associated with the 
enterjH-ise in 1903. The\- are progressive and alert business 
men whom any comnumity would be glad to claim as resi- 
dents. The officers of the com])any as at present, are : 



Canadian cities and are also exported to European cities. 
This establishment is always considered one of the most 
important jewelry concerns in Newark, and one which has 
a most enviable record. 

The employees number one hundred and twenty-five. 
Among them will be found the highest class of skilled work- 
men engaged in this line of manufacturing, and working 
under the supervision of men whose long experience in this 
line has pro\en the remarkable success of the tirni. 

The sale of these goods, which rank among the highest 
both in quality and workmanship, is tlue to the high standard 
of efficiency in the manufacture, and representation of them 
l)v five well trained traveliu"- salesmen. 



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I'.AKKK vV COMI'ANV. INl'.. NKW J KUSEV RAILROAD AVEXUE. 



Baker GX* Company, Inc. 

OX'M of the must iinpurtaiU cijnccrii> eiij^agcd in this 
city as refiners and workers of platiniini, gold anil sil- 
ver, is IJaker & Company, Inc. The l)usiness was estab- 
lished in the early seventies by Daniel W. liaker. Sr., for 
the nianiifactitre of gold jewelry, and, for some years, was 
confined to this line ; however, with the ever-increasing 
demand for platinnm in tlie arts and sciences, especially 
in the electrical and dental fields, the imjiortance and future 
of the metal was early recognized, and the com])any s])ent 
considerable lime and large amounts of money in the de- 
velopment of this branch of its business. l'a])ers of incor- 
poration were granted to Baker & Company, Inc.. in Janu- 
ary, 1904. under the laws of the State of Xew Jersey. The 
company now has a capitalization f)f $750,000. The 
president of the com|)any is Cyrus O. I5aker, and the 
vice-president is his brother. Chas. W. liaker, both of 
whom are Xewark gentlemen, members of the Board 
of Trade and iitlier ])ri>niinent organizations, and their 
varied business interests give them considerable prestige 
in the ccmmunily. The offices and plant of Baker & Com- 
pany. Inc., are located at Xos. 408-41 0-4 12-4 14 Xew Jerse\ 
Railroad Avenue, with a Xew \'ork office in the Hudson 
Terminal Bldg. ( Xo. 30 Church Street). The ])lant. cover- 
ing an entire city block, consists of four main buildings w itli 
an aggregate of ten floors. 

In addition to the offices, the main building is devoted to 
the general manufacturing departments, where the metal i- 
worked into wire, sheet, tubing, rivets, etc. 

Building Xo, 2 is devoted to the refining, assay and re- 
search departments, and is fully equipjied with the most 
modern ajiparalus for metallurgical and research work. The 
various salts and chlorides of platinum and the rare plat- 
inum metals are manufactured in this department. 

Buihling Xo. 3. used exclusively for the manufacture of 
jewelers" settings and findings in both gold and platinum, was 
erected within the past few years. This department has 
enjoyed a rapid growth. 



.\ new and modern factor)- and ottice building ( IcSo feel x 
50 feetj is now in the course of construction. The building 
will have three floors and a basement, is of concrete con 
struction absolutely fire ])r.)of, and will In- c(|uippe(l with 
the most modern machinery adapted to this line. 

.Among the products of liaker & Com])any, Inc.. in addi- 
tion to those previously mentioned, arc plalinum, crucibles, 
dishes, anodes, cathodes, iridio ])latinum tubing, platinum 
in all forms and degrees of hardness, gold ,ind silver sheet, 
wire and alloys. 



K^autzmann GT* Co. 

IT is both gratifying and interesting to present a sketch 
of such a well-known concern as that of Kautzmann & 
Co., occupying the ])remises at 112-116 .\rlington street. 

(i. Kautzmann. of the firm of Kautzmann & Co., has been 
connected with the jewelry trade of Xewark since 1880, 
when as a boy of twelve he was apprenticed to Geo. \V. 
Ryan for seven years, learning the art of ring making in all 
its branches. After a term of eight years with Unger Bros. 
he formed a partnership with R. Skivington, starting the 
business of Kautzmann tS: Skivington in i8i;5, the location 
being at 118 Market street. 

After the death of Mr. Skivington, C. I''. Kautzmann, a 
nei)hew, was admitted to the firm in ]')o(). and the business 
has since been known as Kautzmann & Co. 

The firm is fining a prosi)erous and far-reaching business 
and has gained an iKinorable place in the business world. 
It maintains a Xew York office at 3 Maiden lane, and a 
Chicago office at 29 East Madison street, in the lleyvvorth 
Building. The firm's product is .gold rings of every descrip- 
tion, all grades, all kinds, plain and fancy, with and without 
stone settings, their j^articular specialty being a 10 kt. ring. 
These goods are sold to the jobbin.g trade exclusively, and 
eventually find their way into many cities of the United 
States and Canada. 

The Xew 'S'ork representative is I-' rank B. I'>yrnp, the 
Chicago representative is George T. Bymer. 



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American Platinum 
Works 

PRACTICALLY all the precious 
and baser metals are used in the 
manufacturing plants of Newark. 
One of these that in these days, has 
many uses, is platinum, the heaviest of 
all metals, a hard, ductile and malle- 
able suljstance. 

One of the best known enterprises 
engaged in refining this and other 
metals, is the American Platinum 
Works on New Jersey Railroad ave- 
nue. This business dates back to 
1875, and has been in continuous ope- 
ration since. In July, 1903, an incor- 
porated company was formed to 
operate the business and the money 

invested was increased to its present capitalization of 
$350,000. The president and treasurer is Charles En- 
gelhard ; the Newark manager is Theo. Koch ; both well 
known, and identified with various successful enterprises. 

The Newark plant is at 225, 227, 229, 231 New Jersey 
Railroad avenue, where a ground floor 100 by 200 feet in 
extent, and two other floors each 50 by 107 feet, are 
utilized. The company is refining platinum, gold and silver. 

All forms and sizes of platinum ware for both chemical 
and other purposes are manufactured here, and pure plati- 
num as well as alloys of various kinds and grades of hard- 
ness. Seamless platinum tiibing is one of the specialties. 
The products are used in many crafts and iirofessions and 
in connection with electrical apparatus, as well as being used 
by manufacturers of dental supplies, surgical apparatus, etc. 
Twent\' employees may be found regularly employed. 

The New York office of the company is at 30 Church 
street, connected with telephone 2296 Cortlandt. 




AMIiKIC.VN PLATINUM WORKS. .\. I. K 



A\-ENUE. 




GEORGE W. HEATH & CO., EIKST STREET. 



George \V. Heath Gx* Company 

IN the year 1892, George W. and "Alfred C. Heath began 
business as partners in New York as "chasers and de- 
signers to the trade." The original location was at 137 Elm 
street. New York, but owing to increasing business more 
commodious quarters were obtained at zy Thames street, 
and later at 380, 382 and 384 Canal street. 

In May, 191 2, desiring to avail themselves of the splendiil 
manufacturing facilities afiforded by Newark, and being 
ilisposed to do their share in making Newark famous, and 
proving that "Newark Knows How," the firm of George 
W. Heath & Co. moved the office and factory to the mod- 
ern fireproof structure which they had erected at 20(), 208, 
210 First street. 

The company is engaged in the manufacture of 
fountain pens, and in these days of universal education 
when everybody can write, there is an ever increasing de- 
mand for its product. 

The pens made by this concern are 
known as Heath's Tribune I'ountain 
Fens, the component parts of whicli 
are made of the best material ob- 
tainable, and are carefully assembled 
and adjusted 1)\- skilled men under the 
direct supervision of the meiubers of 
the firm. 

Besides fountain pens the company 
also manufactures gold pens, gold and 
silver pencils and art metal goods 
wliich are sold all over the world, 
through agencies establishetl by cor- 
res|)ondents and frec|uent visits of 
traveling salesmen among the dealers 
in various foreign countries. 

.Ml pniducts that are made In- this 
company bear the imprint ".Made in 
Newark," and the goods are worthy 
of the city in which the\' were 
made. 



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Tke Art Metal \Vorkf 



AMONG the various enterprises connected with the in- 
dustrial life of our city, prominent and commendatory 
mention should be made of the Art ?^Ietal Works, a con- 
cern which has been in active operation many years and 
has earnctl a most excellent reputation, and is annually in- 
creasing its outi)ut and extending its trade territory. 

The factory and main office of the Art Metal Works are 
in Mulberry street, covering lots 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. Here 
the spectator may see well-etjuipped quarters and find one of 
Newark's busy and prosperous establishments. The New 
York office is in the Everett Building, 45 E. 17th street. 



quality or price. All this cannot be gained in a year or 
two, but has come as a result of more than thirty years of 
constant effort to produce the best, to keep the price at a 
reasonable figure, and to give the purchaser goods in every 
respect as represented in the catalogue. 

The man whose energy, enterprise and ijusiness acumen 
has developed this business is Louis \'. .\ronson. a promi- 
nent citizen of Newark, and a gentleman whose public 
service to the play-ground commission has been favorably 
commented upon by the local press. He is thoroughly 
identified with Newark and the city's progress, and is one 




Tui: .\RT .\ii:t.\i, works, .mui.hkkrv strket. 



and the Chicago office is in the Kesner liuilding, .Madison 
street and Wabash avenue. .V complete line of samples of 
the company's out])ut is kept on display in these sales- 
rooms, which are visited by large numbers of persons. 

Among the products manufactured by this house, the 
recognized leaders in art metal novelties, are clocks, jewel 
cases, desk artic'es, smokers' articles, toilet novelties, vases, 
candelabra, electric portables, ink wells, calendars, religious 
and church goods, frames, statuettes, thermometers, etc. 
The entire list includes more than ten thousand numbers. 

As the company has unequal'ed facilities for buying 
raw material and turning out finished stock, its products 
are not equalled for richness of design, beauty of finish. 



of the citizens who stands ready In help I'orward the vari- 
ous movements for the city's good. .Mr. .Aronsnn's business 
career extends over a period of more than thirty years, and 
the success he has gained in his own work, makes clear 
his ability as a leader and if o])portunity affords he can 
doubtless prove to the i)ul)lic his qualifications for success- 
fully filling other anfl more important ofiices than that of 
Commissioner. The Art Metal Works, of whicli Mr. 
Aronson is president, is capitalized at $150,000, and was 
incorporated in 1896. The secretary of the company is 
Alexander Harris, and the employees nmnber from one 
hundred and fifty to two hundred persons. Fully 100.000 
square feet of floor space is used. 



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The J. E. iVlergott Company 



II'" iIk- makers of the iiian_\ excellent lines of nieichandise 
one sees advertised in the weekly and monthly publica- 
tions always stated where these goods were made, it is a 
demonstrable fact that Newark would always l)e in the lime- 
light as a great industrial center. 

One of the industries of the citv which is a marked illus- 
tration of the axiom, "(ireat oaks from little acorns grow." 
is that of The J. E. IMergott Company, which is now one 
of Newark's large and flourishing business concerns though 
its modest beginning hardly |)rcsaged the present splendid 
showing, as will be seen in the accompanying illnstration. 

In small (juartcrs, at to Cireen street, this industry was 
started by J. 1'". Mergott in 1878. He was sole proprietor 



The Iniildings consist of a main mill which is of four- 
story brick construction, 375 x 50 feet, a two-story fire- 
proof building adjoining which is 150 x 40 feet, some 
smaller buildings which are used for storage purposes, the 
l)0wer plant being situated in the midst of the buildings. 

The power house, which is 71; x yo feet, has a two hun- 
dred and fifty horse power engine, and three boilers of one 
hundred and fifty horse po\ver each, and also contains 
ample facilities for the lighting, heating and water supply 
of the entire space devoted to manufacturing. 

The plant is protected from fire by an automatic sprinkler 
system which has been installed in every department, and 
has a fire alarm system which is connected directly with the 



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THE J. E. MERCOTT COMPANY, JELLIFF .WENUE. 



until 1881; when an incorporated company was formed and 
the business moved to 10 and 12 Ward street. Here the enter- 
prise prospered and after a time, as still larger space was 
needed, another move was made, this time to [rvington. 
Here the industry stayed until an unexpected mishap, in 
the nature of a fire, occurred in 1905, and the enterprise was 
returned to Newark and the present commodious and up-to- 
date plant was erected. This plant is on JellifT avenue, 
covering lots from 316 to 364, and consi.sts of buildings of 
the most a]i]iroye<l style of fire-proof and semi-proof con- 
struction. The plant is equipped with every facility for the 
purposes of the business and due regard for the conven- 
ience, well-being and safety of the firm's employes. 



cit\''s department, and employs about six hundred hands. 

The product consists of bag, purse and pocketbook frames 
and some few metal specialties, all of which are turned out 
in large quantities and distributed over a wide territory. 
These products have earned for themselves a first-class name 
and are favorably received liy the trade in all districts, 
there being an increasing demand for these goods. 

The concern is incor])oratc(l. with ample capital stock, 
and the executive officers now directing the business are: 
President. L. V. Alergott ; vice-president. F. A. I'"uller: 
secretar\- and treasurer. \\'illiam E. Howell, who are 
gentlemen of recognized business abilit}' and jironiinent 
figures for the industrial betterment of the "City of Industry." 



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Aug. Goertz 5^ Co. 



AUG. GOERTZ & C(-). is one of the best known concerns 
engaged in manufacturing, and the business of which 
Mr. (ioertz was one of the founders, was established in 1881, 
August Goertz. Edward Wester and Edward Knecht, being 
the men whose capital and brains united in the starting of 
this successful enterprise. Mr. Knecht died in 1890 and 
^Ir. Wester in 1906. sixteen years later. 

An incorporated company was formed in 1904, with 
largely increased capital, and Mr. ( loertz was made presi- 



dent of the organization. 



devices, make possible a large output at lowest cost. The 
goods manufactured consist of every kind of purse, bag 
and pocketbook frame, including both cheap and costly 
goods, and arc made from various metals, including copper, 
nickel, silver and gold plate, aluminum, etc. .\ large line 
of metal specialties, including the "llandihook" and a vari- 
ety of brass products, trinnnings for fancy leather goods, 
advertising novelties, and similar articles are manufactured 
at this plant — their name is legion, and the country over 
which tliev are sold is extensive. Many of the artistic 




WG. (;oi:rtz & co.. .morkis .wenue. 



He still retains tiiis office, and i> anmng .Newark's most 
widely known ami highly esteemed business men. 'I'lic 
other officers are : \'ice-]jresident, Charles Wester, secre- 
tary, I'Ved Cioertz. and treasurer, William Wester, all of 
whom are gentlemen of recognized executive al)ilit\-. po]jii- 
lar with all with whom they are associated, and command 
the good will of the communitv. 

The factory of .\ugnst Goertz & Co. is located on Morris 
avenue near South Orange avenue, and covers lots 270 to 
286, with a frotUage of 100 feet on I'.ruce street. The 
equijiment is wurtliy nf nntc, the mcist being nuiinlv i>i 
special design which together with the various labor saving 



and novel designs made in goM ami silver are ])atent''d by 
.\Ir. ( Joertz, and were his own invention ; they are of special 
beauty and have won for their maker and themselves a 
wide rei)utation for desirability. The goods manufactured 
l)v the cnnipanv are sold throughout the L'niled States and 
Canada, being disposed of through wlmlcsale houses in many 
of the large commercial centers. 

The company furnishes employment for a large number 
of operatives, varying from three to five hundred, according 
to the season. .\s the comjiany's financial standing is of 
the highest, all employees receive fair compensation, adding 
materially to the industrial prosperity of Newark. 



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\V^illiam Dixon, Inc. 



TIIK great and growing enterprise conducted luuier tlie 
title William Dixon, Inc., was founded about fifty 
years ago, its founder having embarked in business in 
the early sixties. While the manufacturing plant has 
been in Newark since the early seventies, a New York de- 
partment has been maintained at 39 John street, the build- 
ing being now occupied exclusively by the present company. 
In 1896 a corporation was formed. William Dixon becom- 
ing president and general manager. Under this manage- 
ment the l)usiness soon became regarded as one of the largest 
and most substantial in the trade, both here and abroad. 




NEW YORK S.\LESR00iI AXD GEXEK.VL OEFCES. 

This corporation, took its present name on Januarv 1 . 
1908, without any change in the organization personnel or 
policy of a business built up on the soundest and most 
conservative of business principles. The men composing 
the executive head are : President, William Dixon : treasurer. 
Samuel F. Dixon, and secretary, Boyd Howarth, all arc 




\\ILLI.\M DIXON". 



.\ewark gentlemen of prominence and high position m the 
business world, not only known laecause of their financial 
success, but because of their public spirit and kindlv interest 
in movements for the welfare of their fellowmen. 

W i I 1 i a m 
Dixon, Incorpo- 
rated, is a con- 
cern engaged in 
manufactur i n g 
and importing 
fine tools, ma- 
chinery and sup- 
plies used by 
jewelers, silver- 
smiths, by the 
dental profession 
and t h e optical 
trade, and by all 
metalists. T h e 
company i s sole 
agent for .\n- 
toine Glardon's 
fine Swiss files, 
agent for L. 
ITugonoit Tis- 
sot's fine tools, 
and Xew ^'ork 
agent of the 
.\orton Company. An office is maintained at 32 l\ue de 
Paradis, Paris, h'rance, and other agencies are located in 
various European cities. The company aims in these 
European agencies to keep in close touch with foreign 
manufacturing centres, and thus secure latest develop- 
ments and inventions in machinery and tools, the policy of 
the house being to import, manufacture, promote and 
market all such devices as facilitate and improve the art 
and work of the metal industry. 

The company issues many fine catalogues, well illus- 
trated, and replete with such technical information, com- 
pounds, tables, etc., as will ajipeal to the workman in the 
solution of practical problems. The company also en- 
courages corres]iondcnce on technical difficulties, and has 
frequently been able to render valuable assistance to the 
perplexed artisan and manufacturer. 

A device which this company has placed on the market 
and which has proved highly practical is Dixon's Dust 
Collector, or Separator, for the purpose of collecting all 
ilust, lint, dirt, etc., from polishing benches, and separating 
it in such a wav as to deliver all dirt and dust into a con- 
venient receptacle while the air passes through the top. or 
mav be piped out of the building, and not a particle of dust 
can escape after passing through the collector. Di.xon's is 
conceded to be the most successful collector on the market 
for jewelers, silversmiths, dental laboratories or buffing 
plants of any kind. 

The company regularly emplo)-? one hundred and fifty 
iiersons. mostlv men. of a high degree of skill. 



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William CrabL &' Co. 



Wll,LlA.\i CKAUIi & CU.Ml'AXY is an in- 
corporated concern with a capitalization 
of $200,000. Papers of incorporation were filed 
May II, 1905, though the hiisiness itself dates 
back to 1870, when it was started by William 
Crabb, who died in 1890. The present officers 
of the company, who are men of wide business 
experience and high financial rating, are Robert 
Crabb, president ; George G. I laddow, secretary ; 
and Albert K. Crabb. treasurer. The company 
has a plant of an acre and a lialf in extent on 
Uloomfield avenue and Morris Canal, where they 
give employment to a large number of skilled 
operatives in this line of work. The plant is 
always busy throughout the entire year. 

The business consists in the manufacture m' 
needle pointed goods used in the |)reparation of 
fibres, the output being bagging loom reeds, 
cotton banding, card clothing in leather, card 
clothing in wool, card jiins. circles, comber needles, comb 
pins, drawing frame pins, fallers, feed rollers in brass 
shells, gill brass, gills ami gill bars, hackles, hackle pins. 
Jennie ])ins. needle pointed ])ins. picker teeth, porcupines. 
rivets, rotary gills, spreader ])ins, steel s])rings, steel wire, 
tentcring pins, waste machine clothing and teeth, and weav- 
ers' combs. These goods are sold direct t<> textile mills, 
etc., throughout various sections of the I'nited States. This 
class of ])roducts is known as card clothing, and is used, 
in the preparation of flax, cotton, jute and similar materials. 




T 




SCIINEFEL BROTHERS, 



JLTII SEVENTEENTH STREET. 



\\ tLLI.\.M CK.M'.n .\NL> CO.Ml'ANV. TIUKD .WENCK. 

ScKnerel Brotners 

llMkE are thousands oi articles on ilic market in our 
big cities, which our forefathers never heard of. hut 
which in this age serve a very useful ami necessary i)iirpose. 
.\mong such articles are the very i)retly and well made 
manicure implements, of unrivaled ami beautiful designs 
being manufactured from season to season by the finii of 
.Schnefel lirothers. These goods are constnicled along the 
most modern lines and their large and growing demand 
proves that they are highly (lesiial)le and fully up 
to the standard re(iuired by the ])ul)lic. These mani- 
cure imi)lements, made in various designs and in sev- 
eral grades, are .sold to retailers through johjjing 
houses in all sections of the country. 

This business was established in Sepiemher. \')i\^. 
by A. Ilinkel and Max SchnetVl. the location at 
that time being 60 .\rlington street. The present 
address is r)84 to (^>S8 South Seventeenth street. 
and the jiresent owners of the enterprise are Max 
Schnefel. Charles .Schnefe! and Otto Schnefel, the 
latter two gentlemen having entered into the busi- 
ness during the year of 1905- 

The.se brothers were all brouglil up in the cutlery 
line, having been born and raised in the old cdtlery 
center. .Solingen. ( iennanx . and are fiill\ qualified 
in every branch of the business. 

They give employment to about twenty-five per- 
sons, and the factory is a busy and prosperous 
l>lace. The main building is two and one-half 
stories ill height, thirty-six feet frontage and fifty- 
two feet deiith. and in addition to this there is a 
forge shop thirty by thirty-two feet. A good 
stock of raw material is carried : all finished arti- 
cles are carefully inspected before packing, and 
all orders are filled with care and accuracy, goods 
in all cases being found by purchaser to be entirely 
satisfactory and never misrepresented. 



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C. T. XV^ illiamson 
Wire Novelty Co. 



THE C. T. Williamson Wire 
Novelty Company of 52 to 64 
Badger avenue, is imdoubtedl\- and 
indisputably the greatest corkscrew 
and novelty manufacturer in the 
entire world. Its leading specialty 
is the celebrated "Combination cork- 
extractor, crown opener, seal lifter 
and wire breaker." champagne 
tapes, card holders, cork rings, wall 
hooks, invented and patented by C. 
T. Williamson, one of the founders 
of the industry established by him- 
self and son in 1876. Over four 
hundred million of the \Villiamson 
cork screws have been manufac- 
tured and sold all over the globe, 
and a force of about one hundred 
and twenty-five skilled wire workers 
and machinists are now employed 
m the handsomely equipped three- 
story modern building. Nearly all the machinery in the 
model plant has lieen specially constructed for the company's 
work and much of it was designed and invented by Mr. 
Williamson and his son. W. .\. Williamson, who has 
been president, treasurer and jirogressive business mana- 
ger since the founder's retirement from business activities in 
1888. C. T. Williamson died in 1890. 

The company was incorpnratcd under New Jersey laws 
in 1889. Xalljro Townsend is the vice-president, and K. 
W'. Atwater is secretary. Air. Williamson, the president 
and treasurer, was born in New York, and has been associ- 
ated with this industry since its inception, thirty-six years 
ago. He has been one of the most iiotent factors in mak- 
ing the progress from a small beginning to a manufacturing 
plant which now uses upward of three hundred tons of wire 
annually in manufacturing its various kinds of products. 





I'. I.i>\\ ]-;ntKAUT MFC. CO., BKICNNER STREKT. 



C. T. WlI.LI.\MSf)X WIRE NOVELTY CO., B.\DGER AVENUE. 



P. Lo\ventraut Mfg. Co. 

THE P. LOWEXTR.KCT Alh'G. CO.. which has gained 
a fair name and an honored place through over forty- 
three years in business, was originally owned by Peter 
Lowentraut. who founded it in 1869, the location at that 
time being on l-'air street. In 181)9, tn meet the demands 
of a rapidly growing business, an incorporated conipanv 
was formed and the capital stock increased to $200,000.00. 
Air. Lowentraut died in 1910. and his widow, Airs. A. 
Lowentraut, retains his interest in the enterprise and acts 
as treasurer for the company. The other officers are F^-esi- 
dent and Secretary, V. II. Koerner, \'ice-l 'resident, Gus- 
tave Aliller, both of whom are well and favorably known. 
The business is located at 3') to 54 llrenner street, 
where it has lieen since 1884. This is at the inter- 
section of Kent street. The 
building has three stories, 
300 by 400 feet in di- 
mensions. The company 
is engaged in the manufac- 
ture of "L^. S." ice skates, 
mechanics' tools and bi- 
cycle wrenches, and these 
are sold in various cities 
throughout the East and 
Aliddle West, its reputation 
for excellence of which the 
concern is justly proud. 

The pay roll shows the 
names of approximatelv 
one hundred and fiftv, manv 
of these emplo)-ees being 
high class mechanics, draw- 
ing a large weekly wage. 



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Ricnmond Bros. Co. 

IX 1862, under the title of Archi- 
bald M. Richmond, the business 
now known as Richmond Bros. Co. 
was started in New York City. 
For various reasons, but largely for 
the sake of expansion in the busi- 
ness, the enterprise was moved to 
Xewark in 1872. the location select- 
ed being at the intersection of Mul- 
berry and Chestnut streets. 

In 1887, t'lc concern purchascil 
its present quarters. The factory 
covers most of the ground at this 
location, being 200 feet in depth. 
and affording 10,000 square feet of 
floor space. The business engaged 
in is the manufacture of button> 
and small metal goods, in the form- 
er line there are celluloitl, gilt and 
covered buttons, and these are mar- 
keted through wholesale houses, and 

exported to a considerable extent as arc also the metal 
specialties, many of which are particularly desired by the 
confectioners' trade. The output of the factory is large, and 
employment is given to 100 ])ersons. 

Archibald Richmond retired from business in 1880. and 
was succeeded by his sons, 11. Murray Richmond and .\r- 
thur A. Richmond, the former becoming [ircsident of the 
company in 1000, at the date of incorporation, jircsiding in 




KIlll.MO.M) liROS. CO. S oIKKi:, LIIKSTNl'T STREET. 



office for a short time, and i)c'ing treasurer of the company. 

H. Murray Richmond died in 191 1. and the jiresent offi- 
cers arc: president and treasurer, .\rtliur .\. Kiclimoml : 
secretary. (leorge C>. Knapp. 

Mr. Richmond lived for 36 years in I''ast Orange and is 
prominently known there, having been a member of the 
lioard of Rducation. and prominent in musical circles. He 
has resided in Chatham since i<)0<). 



J3rabson I3rothers 

THE memlx'rs of the firm of I'.rabson Iirothcrs are 
Frank and I'rcd ilrabson. active and well informed 
citizens of Xewark, who are successfully carrying on busi- 
ness at 47 Hamilton street. They are continuing a business 
which was established by their father. Thomas Brabson. 
about thirty years ago. and has been before the public 
since that time. 

The building, built and occu]3ied by the firm, is at the 
corner of Hamilton and Liberty streets where the space is 
well fitted up for the sjiecial line of work in which they 
are engaged. About nine thousand square feet of floor 
space are utilized and first class machinery has been in- 
stalled there. 

The business is that of manufacturing brass goods and 
builders' hardware, particularly hinges, catches and bolts. 
Special attention is also given to the making of refrigerator 
hardware. During the years these goods have been on the 
market they have been very favorably received, and jobbers 
have no hesitancy in placing them in the hands of their 
retailers. Business is carried on in a systeinatic manner, 
orders are filled with care and accuracy and goods are 
always found to be as represented. 

Employment is given to about forty per.'^ons. most of 
whom are mechanics of skill and experience, who faith- 
fully perform the work assigned to them. 



NeAvark Purse Frame Mfg. Co. 

IX the foremost ranks of the many diversified industries 
which arc in daily operation in the city, stands the New- 
ark I'urse l-'rame Co.. a concern which was established in 
1889. having increased very remarkably since its inception. 

The original location of this enterprise was at 320 Mar- 
ket .'street, from which place it was moved to the corner of 
Lawrence and .Mechanic Streets in 1893, and in June. 1910, 
moved into the present plant at 548 to 556 South nth 
Street, which is owned by the company and was designed 
and erected for its particular use. Its building has two 
floors 90x100 ft. and one floor 40x90 ft. 

The men whose energy and finances started this enter- 
]jrise were E. Poeter and W. I'. Blasius, the business being 
on a co-partnership basis. In 1906. Mr. Poeter died and his 
interest in the business became the ])ro|)crty of his widow, 
which she has since retained. 

Mr. Itlasius is a native of Xcw York State, but has made 
his home in Xewark many years. He is a member of the 
Xewark Board of Trade, and other prominent organizations, 
and is highly esteemed throughout the community. He 
gives his personal attention to the management of the busi- 
ness and is recognized as an expert manufacturer of metal 
goods. The company makes purse and chatelain frames and 
fancy metal goods and has built up a wide trade with pocket- 
book manufacturers. Xearly fifty persons are employed. 



123 



Xonks Brothers 

THE inventor and the niannfacturer are the men who 
liave borne, in all ages, the standard of progress and 
victory. J-iealizing this, there is a constant endeavor on the 
part of the enterprising cities of the comitry to increase the 
list of niaiuifacturers by every legitimate means. The 
factories and mills of Xewark. many of which are illustrated 
in this book, are among the best of their class anywhere in 
the United States; intelligentl\- directed and admirably 
eqnipiied, a fact revealed to all who make personal visits 
to our industrial concerns. The manufacturing facilities are 
as complete as ma\- be found anywdiere, the custom being to 
equi]) with first class machinery and employ high class 
skilled artisans, and to secure all accessories calculated to 
improve production and minimize cost. 

A notable example of a modernly equipped and well 
directed enterprise, is that of Tonks Bros. Co., J27-229 High 
street. This business, which was originally located at 21O 
High street, was founded in 1891 by H. Tonks. T. Tonks 
and I. E. Hirsh, the firm name being Tonks Bros. & Co. 
Since 1895 an incorporated company, known as Tonks Bros. 
Co. and capitalized at $50,000, has carried on the business. 
Thomas Tonks is president of the company and Harry 
Tonks is secretary-treasurer. These gentlemen possess 
broad and practical experience in their special line of in- 



dustry and maintain a satisfactor}' standard in every depart- 
ment. They are thoroughl}- public-spirited citizens and have 
the confidence and esteem of Newark's business men. 

The industry is located in the Tonks Building on Higli 
street, where 20,000 square feet of floor space are utilized, 
and employment is given to one hundred and fifty persons. 
The factory is busy turning out pearl buttons, pearl novel- 
ties and various lines of pearl goods which have become 
widely known throughout the country and the demand for 
them has kept the designers busy inventing new styles to 
meet the demands of fasliinn. Being the mam trmiming 
for lathes' gowns this season has materially increased ihe 
trade so that extra workers had to be employed. .. Most of 
the output is taken b)- jobbers and distributed over a 
wide territory. 

The output of the factory is favorably received Ijy job- 
bers, as the goods are well known, having been on the 
market many years and having always been up to the stand- 
ard represented by the manufacturer. There is quite an ex- 
tensive line of novelties made here, many of them most pleas- 
ing and attractive in ap]K-arance, and some of them unique 
in design. 

This is one of the prosjjerous Xewark industries, with a 
small army of skilled, prosperous and contented employees, 
who receive fair treatment and just compensation, wdiich 
is a factor in turning out all orders qtiickly. 



Tke Nicolas Zneimer Button Works 



L 



IKE man\- other Xewark industries, the one described 
in this article had a small beginning, but being con- 
ducted along safe business lines, soon jjrospered under the 




THI-; .VTCOLAS ZNF.IMKR BUTTON WORKS, X . J. R. R. .\V1- 



able management of its owner, wlm ha^ niwv scciu'ed a flour- 
ishing enterprise with an assured future. The Nicholas 
Zneimer Button Works was established in 1902 by the man 
whose name it bears and who has been 
its sole owner since its start. The 
location at first was in a small 
place on Morris avenue, but it did not 
take long for the business to outgrow 
these restricted quarters, and in 1906, 
the location was changed to New- 
Jersey Railroad avenue, where the lots 
and buildings on Xos. 166, 168, 170. 
172 and 174 were purchased and 
e(|ui])ped for llie work on hand. This 
is a desirable location being at the cor- 
ner of Cottage street, and the offices 
of the concern are on this corner. 

There are four fioors occupied b}' 
the factory, each floor being 100 by 50 
feet in dimensions, fitted with latest 
machmery for the tiuMiing out of high 
grade vegetable i\ory tailor buttons, 
special for the clothing manufacturing 
trade, in immense (|nantities and in 
many sizes and st\les which are sold 
in all parts of the C'nited States. 
There are now as many as one hun- 
dred persons emplo_\-ed here in various 
capacities, and this concern has never 
had a dull season. 



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IRON & STJ^lUPRODUaS 




-^ OC/ 



A.M().\(j the many advantages possessed b\ 
Xcwark is the geographical position which 
makes it possible for its manufacturers to market their 
lirotlucts with less trouble and far less expense than their 
many rivals in other cities. In no industrial field is this more 
manifest than that of foundries and machine shops where 
thousands of tons of machinery are turned out each month. 
Superior railroad facilities for the transportation of iron 
and coal has proved a big factor in .Vewark's industrial 
growth. Many big plants now here were once located in 
adjacent or far distant cities, and their proprietors who 
had the misfortune to enter into competition with Xewark- 
made goods, had in this wise learned of the manifold ad- 
vantages offered here as an industrial center. 

Important inventions have played a pnmiinent part in 
.\ewark"s progress. This is especially applicable to tin 
foimdry and machine shop, for here the first malleable iron 
was turned out. In consecjuence, this far-reaching innova- 
tion has caused many of the big j)lants to <|uadrn])le tiieir 
capacity for work. .\n infinite variety of small wares is 
turned out in the factories where malleable iron is emploved. 
Then, too, machines of the highest grade and most deli- 
cate mechanism are fashioned here, man\- of them having 
been invented by some Newark genius. These maciiines 
are known not only in local trade circles, but in many other 
places, and for them there is a steady demand. 

Newark Gear Cutting Mackine 
Company 

NEWWRK Gear Cutting .Machine Company was origi- 
nally known as Eberhardt brothers, having been 
founded some years ago by tiie brothers of that name. 
-Vfter having been in successful operation for a few years, 
the product became specialized in gear cutting machines and 
gears, and the company changed its name to .Vewark Gear 
Cutting Machine Co., became an incorporated company, and 
increased its capital. Its address is 69 Prospect street. 

The company manufactures machines for cutting gears 
of all kinds, covering the gear requirements of every branch 
of industry. The machines are furnished for cutting gears 
for printing presses, power presses, hoisting engines, gas 
engines, automobiles, special machinery, and general 
machine work. Machines are furnished as well to the 
Xavy Yards and .\rsenals, this branch of work being a 
specialty of the company. The machines are automatic, 
and are covered by patents. 

In addition to its building of gear cutting machinery, this 
company maintains a complete gear cutting department, for 



tile manufacture of gears of all kinds. It juix auto- 
matic machines for cutting spur, bevel, mitre, worm, 
racks, internal and spiral gears. The latest gear generating 
machines for spur, bevel and spiral gears are to be seen run- 
ning at all times. This company takes care of the complete 
gears, and cuts the teeth in gears furnished by some custom- 
ers, who desire to make up their own blanks. 

The company employs about sixty men. all expert 
mechanics. Insjiectors are employed to kecj) the quality 
of the output up to the required high grade of precision 
which this company has always established. The officers 
of the company are, Henry E. Eberhardt, president ; Frank 
E. Eberhardt, vice-president and treasurer ; Henrv J. Eber- 
hardt, secretary, all of whom have been identified in the 
machinery world for many years. 



Herman F. BekrenJt 

0X1-: fact regarding .Newark wiiicli is well worth putting 
before the public in a prominent way, is the diversity 
of its industries. This is a matter which means a great deal 
to residents and to those thinking of locating in Xewark, 
as it as.sures opportunities of employment for all clas.ses of 
.skilled and unskilled lalior. 

Among the many inrlu>lries, one which is (|uite unusual 
in its character is that carried on by Heriuan b". liehrendt, of 
22 Green street. He is a designer and builder of special 
machinery, and is endowed with marked ability along his 
chosen line. He has had vears of training as a machinist 
and is prepared by experience and shop e(|uipment to ren- 
der any patron highly satisfactory services. 

One of the .specialties turned out from his shop is manu- 
facturing jewelers" equipments, and in this branch some 
really remarkable pieces of machinery have been designed. 
\ arious types of labor saving machinery, suitable for use in 
factories of many kinds, have been built at tlii- place. Com- 
ing in line with the work done here are gear cutters, shap- 
ers, power jjresses, double action presses, screw presses. 
foot presses, draw benches, ])laiii ami automatic rolling mills, 
plain and roller bearing pin pointing machines, die milling 
machines, .solder cutting machines, rotarv shears, squaring 
shears, jewelers' rolls and oval chucks, jewelers' rolls arc 
ground and lajiped. and oval tttniiiig is another line execu- 
ted here. 

.Mr. IJehrendt started in business two years ago. May 
fir.st, and has succeeded in pleasing the customers whom 
he has served. He has in his employ at the present time 
about twenty persons most of whom are high grade me- 
chanics. 



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Maker Of Flockhart 



OXK of the proiuk'st records in the pages of commer- 
cial history is that attained by Newark as a great in- 
(kistrial and manufacturing center. The city has estab- 
hshed permanent reinitation for sound business methods 
and tlie substantial basis upon which her commercial and 
financial fabric rests. A glance at the establishments 
which are here will show the diversity of our nianufactur- 
ing interests and that they are in a prosperous condition is 
sufficient evidence that manufacturing of almost any nature 
will pay in Newark, the City of Industry. 



castings. The public soon realized that work of superior 
grade was being turned out here, and that men with prac- 
tical ideas and thorough knowledge of the foundry business 
were engaged in the work, hence the concern soon had es- 
tablished a reputation for making heavy and light machin- 
ery castings, which was a valuable asset and meant rapidly 
increasing patronage. The result was such an increase in 
business as to necessitate new and better equipped build- 
ings, and each year saw an addition to their plant. 

In 1889 the company purchased a large plot of land 




MAKER & 1"U)CKH.\RT S PL.VXT. POLK, CI.OXKR. I-ICRGUSOX, MI-:RCIIAXT AND \AX Bl'REK STREETS. 



One of the industries which has for man\' \cars been an 
important feature in the business life of the' city is that 
trading under the name of Maher & Flockhart. This en- 
terprise was established in 1882, and was then known as 
Maher, Robinson & Flockhart, the founders of the busi- 
ness being Edward Alaher, Thomas Robinson and James 
Flockhart, the original location being the same as at pres- 
ent, on Polk street, but in very small quarters. 

This establishment, like many other of Newark's now 
famous industrial enterprises, had a very humble and un- 
promising beginning. It was in May, 1882, that the com- 
pany rented a small building on Polk street, and with but 
one employee, commenced the manufacture of grey iron 



boundcil ]]} I'olk and Clover streets, and the New Jersev 
Central R. R., upon which they erected a brick building two 
hundred feet long and eighty feet wide and smaller build- 
ings for boiler and engine rooms, and pattern shop. A build- 
ing for the exclusive manufacture of light castings was 
erected two years later : this was 65 by 85 feet in dimensions 
and new equipment has been added from time to time in 
this as well as in other buildings. 

The foundry is equipped with all the latest improved 
cupolas, power cranes, and every appliance to facilitate the 
manufacture and handling of castings. Expert iron work- 
ers have ])ronounced this foundry one of the very best. 

The main building on Polk street covers the lot from 60 



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to 96 and the entire ])lant faces on Polk. Clover, Ferguson, 
Merchant and \'an llureii streets, affording a ground area 
of approximately six acres. IJuildings. as shown in the ac- 
companying illustration, are well lighted and ventilated and 
embody every feature that enables competent and _expe- 
rienced iron workers to accomplish the best results. Heavy 
and light machinery castings of every description are made 
and the foundry has a capacity of si.xty tons per day. The 
l)roduct is endless in scojie and variety and there is no form 
into which iron cannot he cast at these works. 

The company issue catalogues containing cuts of its out- 
put, especially the various designs of sewer and park cast- 
ings, also special castings which it manufactures. 

During the years the company has been in business, there 
has been acciunulated a large number of patterns for use 
in public work in a number of large cities, which enables 
the concern to oft'er styles, sizes and selections that cannot 
be surpassed. .Vmong these s])ecial |)roducts is the patent 
noiseless manhole cover, which has been adopted by many 
engineers for use on asi)halt. bitulithic. wood block and brick 
pavements aiid has ])roven highly satisfactory. Some of 
the other castings include light weight sewer frame and 
cover, catch basin cover and stone frame, standard basin 
trap, catch basin hood, basin grating and basin grate bar, 
standard basin pan and standard gully traj). lawn <lrainage 
grating. ])ark road bo.x. ])ark walk bo.x, surface basin frame 
and cover, storm water frame and cover, subway manhole 
frame and cover with or without insi<le cover, pile shoe, 



corner and single bitt moiring post, o]icn and closed chock 
cleat, nKn)ring cleat, surveyors' monuiuent stone, strap 
weight, park seats, kettles for japanning and smelting, hitch- 
ing post, tree frame for artificial sidewalk, meter frame and 
cover with lock, screw jack, contractors' rammers, etc. 

rrom])t and jiainstaking work is done in executing all 
orders. This plant also has the advantage of exceptionally 
good shijjping and receiving accommodations, having a spur 
connecting directly with the tracks of the Central Railroad 
of New jersey. 

The concern has been awarded many large and import- 
ant contracts from ])ublic and private corporations, busi- 
ness firms and individuals in all sections of tliis countrv, 
and in foreign lands as well. .\ force of about 475 men 
is employed here, most of them being skilled iron workers. 
qualified to do the most difficult phases of this kind of 
work. The business is prosperous, the financial rating of 
the concern strictly first-class and the employees receive fair 
remuneration, weekly |)ayiiiein of wages being made. 

The sole owner of the inilustry for the past few years, 
has been James h'lockhart, who is in active charge and 
gives much of his time to personal supervision of the var- 
ious departments of the work. 

.Mr. Mockhart has for many years been associated with 
the l)est element of Newark's commercial life, and has a 
host of friends in all circles, because of his genial disposi- 
tion and accommodating treatment of those who enter into 
business relations with him. 



The Dixon Cascade Pump Co. 

AMUNCi the local business enterprises which are oper- 
ated by Newark men and Newark capital, is The 
Dixon Casca<le I'unt]) Co.. whose plant is at the inter- 
section of Uadger avenue and Kunyon street. This busi- 
ness was started in lyi i at 19 Camfield street, anrl is 
therefore, one of the young industries of the city. Its 
flourishing condition and most encouraging prospects are 
a reflection of the business ability of the men back of the 
enterprise. Ralph H. Di.xon is president and general mana- 
ger, and has been an indefatigable worker in building up 
the business. George H. Clarke is vice-president and secre- 



tary, and Paul Handler is treasurer, both of whom are 
favorably known and held in high esteem in the city. 

The i)resent c|uarters occujjied on Cadger avenue were 
chosen by the concern recently, and a new building erected 
during the present year. Several kinds of ]jum]3s are manu- 
factured here, among which is the smallest connnercial 
centrifugal ])um]) in the worlil. which discharges thirty 
gallons per minute. 

The company also makes a grain and m;ish ])uni]), handling 
sixty to eighty per cent, solids and having a capacity of 
one hundred bushels of mash per minute. Included in its 
output is the largest auto combination fire engine in the 
world. It also makes irrigation and excavation pumps. 




THE DI.XON cascade; pump CO., BADGER AVENUE AND RUNYON STREET. 

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Universal Caster and Foundry Company 



Till'! L'iii\'ersal Caster and l'<iun(lr\ I'nnipaiiy, lucatetl un 
I'frry street, is a nnulern Diit.nrnwtli of tliree large con- 
cerns: John Toler. Sons & Company of this city, A. B. 
Diss & Company of Brooklyn and the Standard Caster 
& Whet-1 Conipan}- of Xew York City. All were successful 
concerns manufacturing similar products and covering 
practically the same territories in this and other countries, 
hut to facilitate the economical handling of business in 
both manufacturing and selling, the owners found it advan- 
tageous to join forces and formed this company which was 
granted pa])ers of incor])oration in October, 1903. 

Since then the business has expanded under the able 
guidance of its officers, who are themselves men of prac- 
tical exjjerience and who have profited b}' it, so that now, 
its sfoods are so well known, that the\- find reaflv sale all 



dent, Henry 111; vice-president, A. U. Hiss, and secretary 
and treasurer, Mark Fishel. 

^ilr. Ill and Mr. Diss both reside in Newark and are closely 
linked with many prominent and successful interests. They 
are liberal progressive citizens who are first and always for 
Newark and are willing siqiporters of all measures' de- 
signed for general good. 

Mr. Fishel makes his home in New York City, and is 
also a gentleman of considerable means and influence. The 
company maintains offices at 1 1 70 Broadway. 

In addition to the manufacture of furniture and piano 
casters, which include every known variety such as steel 
roller, wood roller, ball bearing, etc., the company does an 
extensive business in making small gray iron castings, and 
kee^js a large force of skilkvl mechanics rcgularlv eni])loyed. 




UNIVERS.M. CASTER AND FOUNDRY CO., I'ERRV STREET. 



over the whole world, and large c|uantities are shipped all 
over the Cnited States and the ISritish Dominion at the 
North, all states in South America, F' ranee and other foreign 
countries, even to southern sections of Africa. , 

The plant was moved to its present quarters, 574 I""erry 
street, about a year ago from buildings on .\dams and Jack- 
son streets which the company outgrew'. The ground owned 
and occupied by the company on Ferry street is about five 
and one-half acres. There are five buildings of brick con- 
struction, a bird's-eye view of which appears on this page. 
The buildings are equipped throughout with the most im- 
proved and scientific appliances known for these lines of 
work, as well as with various modern labor-saving devices 
pertaining to this class of industry. 

The capital stock is $550,000, and the officers are: Presi- 



The entire pay-roll mniibers about five hundred employees. 

The Universal Caster and h'oundry Co. is strictly a high- 
class concern with a financial rating and a business reputa- 
tion which might well be envied by any industrial institu- 
tion. The many years of experience back of the executive 
head of the concern are an asset not easily acquired and 
a feature which adds greatly to the influence of the enter- 
prise, and gives it its prestige in the community. 

Newark's place among the cities of the Union, from a 
commercial standpoint, has been gained by the presence here 
of a large number of such concerns as the one to which this 
article refers, and the fact that there are but eight cities 
in the Union, which exceed our- own in volume of business 
done, is a matter of congratulation due to these enterprises 
and to the capable men who manage them. 



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i he National Lock NV^asner Co. 



THIS company lias been one of the most successful of 
which Newark can boast. It is the largest manufac- 
turer of Lock Washers and Xut Locks in the world. In- 
corporated in 1886, by the late David Dodd. its founder and 
first president, it started business in Newark at the cor- 
ner of Mechanic and Lawrence streets. Growing rapid!)', it 
acquired land comprising nearly the entire block bounded 
by Johnson, Hermon. Pennington and Dawson streets, and 
erected its buildings, to which it has added from year to 
year, the number now being five. The occupied floor space 
aggregates forty thousand s(|uarc feet, and the buildings arc 
of brick and steel C(instruction. The business covers two 
special classes nf manufacture, namely. Lock \\'ashers and 



Its Car Window Fixture Department is of comparatively 
recent growth, but is also rapidly increasing, due to patent 
protection, superior merit, and excellence of workmanship. 
This department occupies a modern, fireproof, three-story 
buikling, 44 x 80 feet, fronting on Pennington .street. The 
building is fitted with u])-to-date machinery, operated by 
electricity generated from its own power plant. Here are 
manufactured National Sash Locks, Curtain Fixtures, Sash 
Halances. also complete Curlaiii> which are used for both 
^leam and electric roads. 

The National .Sash Lock has been n\ade standaid by many 
of the largest railroad systems in the country, as it makes 
for the comfort and convenience of the general traveling 




THE N.\TIOX.\L LOCK W.VSHIiR CO., JOIIXSON, HER.MOX .\XI) I'lC.N MNGTON STUiCKT.S. 



Car Window I'"ixtures. The company also maintains a 
branch office in Chicago. 

The Lock Washer De])artiuent has a capacity of one mil- 
lion per day. consisting of more than seven hundred different 
sizes and styles, for both steam and electric railroad track 
and car uses, automobiles, harvesting machinery, wagons, 
general machiner\-, and of constantly increasing application 
wherever bolts and nuts are used. The development of the 
automobile and auto truck has called for special lines of 
Lock Washers requiring more careful selection of material, 
original manufacturing contrivances and scientific methods 
for treating the steels, in order to meet the demand for the 
highest efficiency attainable. 



public. The window can be raised to any desired height 
and owing to clever mechanical construction, it is im])ossible 
for a window e(|uip])ed with this sash lock to fall. 

The skill and mechanical ability at the command of this 
enter|)rising concern, supplemented by a large force of rep- 
resentatives and selling agents covering the entire country, 
with offices in .New York City. Chicago, St. Louis. .San 
I'rancisco, and in Furope, has enabled it to secure the major 
jjortion of this trade which is constantly increasing, thus 
proving that the best goods eventuallv command the market. 

The officers of the company are: President, William C. 
Dodd; Vice-President, George .Spottiswoode ; Treasurer, 
George K. Howe; Secretary, Herbert \'. 15. .Smith. 



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i lie Positive Lock xV^ asner Co. 



IX ihe various lines of trade and industry, pursued with 
success iti the city of Newark, those thai win recognition 
and secure a large share of puhlic patronage are almost in- 
variably the n^eritllrillu^ claimants for popular favor — those 
who well deserve it because n\ specially high-class services. 
This is well illustrated in the career of The Positive Lock 
Washer Co., an enterprise which is now doing a large share 
of business in its special line of manufacturing'. 

The original incnr|)orators of this company were John L>. 
Ross, James .\. Turnbell, Alexander Turnbell and Samuel 
Schoch, the last named gentleman having been tlie com- 
pany's lirst president, and lia\'ing formerly been general 
manager of the Morris and Essex Division of the I)., L. & 
\V. R. R. Alexander Turnbell and Samuel Schoch are now 
deceased ; the other gentlemen still remain affiliated with the 
concern in efficient capacities of executives. 

The officers are: President and Treasurer. James F. Bliss, 
and Secretary, John 11. Ross, gentlemen who are justly 



one floor is given over to use as a wareroom and shipping 
department, each conducted on a systematic basis. 

The finished product, the I'ositive Lock Washers, was 
awarded a medal at the World's Columbian E.xposition, "for 
simplicity and positive action, superiority of material and 
unifoiinity of temper." "The boily of the washer carries 
the load of compression, and the s])ring is not afifected by 
use. Through the vibration the engaging points gradually 
imbed themselves thereby, through the washer preventing 
the nut from working backward. The washer is remarkaljle, 
rmd can l)e used many times. It is rcicrsihlc and does not 
injure the nut, its threads, or the threads of the bolt." 

The output of the factory is sold direct to steam, elec- 
trical and street railroads, also to manufacturers of harvest- 
ing machinery and makers of automobiles, and electric 
m(.)tors. 'Idle manufacturers of electric nuitors and the 
builders of electric car trucks find the washers indispensa- 
ble in the production of strictly first-class work. These 




THE POSITl\'K LOCK WASIIl-ZK CO., MILI.KR STREET. 



esteemed throughout the communit}- for their business 
ability, progrcssiveness. sterling integrity, and prominently 
known to the trade in general. Papers of incorporation were 
filed in 1890, and the capital stock was placed at $100,000, 
at which figure it has since remained. 

The ])lant is located at iSi Miller street, and consists 
of a grou]) of three buildings. The comjjany is e^ngaged in 
the manufacture of the I^isitive Lock \\'ashers exclusively, 
and in the work gives employment to about seventy-five per- 
sons, nianv of them skilled mechanics. The buildings 
utilized are lirst, the main building, which measures 100 
feet by 50 feet, and is ei|ni|)])ed for receiving the steel and 
])Utting it through its first processes in tlir m;mufacture of 
tile washers. Huibling .\o. 2, which is 140 b\ 40 feet in 
dimensions, is where the heating, tempering and cleaning 
are carried on, lUiilding .\o. _^. 47 iiy 50 feet in dimensions, 
contains tlie main offices which occupy one entire floor, and 



washers applied on street railway trucks have demonstrated 
that they reduce the cost of repairs to a minimum. 

These goods are not used e.xclusivelv in the L'nited States, 
but many millions of them are in use in Canatla, Mexico and 
.South .\merica, as well as in European countries. 

The constantly growing demand for the Positive Lock 
Washer both at home and abroad is a source of gratifica- 
tion to its maker. The manufacturer guarantees these 
washers, and should an\- prove defective in any feature, 
the company replaces them free of charge for transportation 
or other charges, upon return of broken washers to manu- 
facturer. The wa.shers are made from any size steel and to 
fit any size bolt, and have been pronounced by expert critics 
to l>e the most successful track washers ever made. 

The position of importance which this industry iias at- 
tained is a credit and a pleasure not only to those directly 
interested, but indirecth- to the cit\- of Newark, as well. 



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T 



Storm Mfg. Co. 

HK business nf the Storm Mamitai.iur 
ing Company is the manufacturing ami 



installing of duml) waiters and hand eleva- 
tors, in which line it has earned an enviable 
reputation and enjoyed a steadily increasing 
l)atronage. These goods are sold in almost 
all sections of the L'nited States, and a 
flourishing export trade has also been de- 
veloped, the country to which most frequent 
shipments are made ix'ing South America. 

The Storm .Manufacturing Company grew 
out of a private business established in 
I'oughkeejjsie. X. 'S'., in i8<jo, by Ci. W. 
Storm, who died in 1904. Associated with 
him in business was D. .Minor Lake, who 
during recent years, has been |)resident, treas- 
urer and genera] manager of the enter- 
prise. The i)usiness was moved from I'oughkeepsic to 
Newark in i8yo. owing to the rajjid building up of this 
section, and at tliat time occupied a building at the cor- 
ner of .\lling and .Market streets. The increasing demand 
for these elevators due to tiieir wide popularity, soon 
necessitated larger manufacturing quarters. 

In .April. 1902, an incoqiorated com])any was formed and 
$75,000 ca|)ital invested in the business. In 1907 the pres- 
ent location was decided upon, this being 50 X'esey street, 
where a modern building 40 x 120 feet in dimensions is 
occupiecl, and tw(j tloors utilized. Mr. Lake resides in 
Newark. The secretarv of the company is Ldward !'.. (iil- 
bard, a leading druggist in Rast Orange. 





.\CT0.\i.\Tic wi:ii;iii.\r, .m.\chi.\e co., commerce street 



SIdKM .M.Wri-.VCTfRIXC. CO.. VESEV siui'.i: 1'. 

Automatic Weighing Machine Co. 

Till-', .\utoniatic Weighing .Machinr Co.. located at 
134 to 140 L'onnnerce street, was established and 
incor])orated in UiOi. is steadily gaining in prominence. 
The coini)anv manufactures standard and sjjecial auto- 
matic machinery for weighing, packing, sealing and convey- 
ing raw and mamifactured products, and to tho.se imac- 
quainted with the possiliililies "f niecliaiiical de\-ices, these 
machines seem almost marvelous. One of the more compli- 
cated of these is a device for weighing out baking powder 
in three ounces to one pound <|uantities. This machine holds 
a tin can in a suitable position to receive the powder, packs 
it down so that it tills the can in an 
economical manner, and passes the 
hlled can out to a belt conveyor to 
be carried over to the boxing rcxwi 
leady for shipment. 

The company designs and builds all 
kinds of automatic weighing machines 
and can meet jjractically an\- re<|iiire- 
meiU of a patron. The building in 
use b\- the company is 80 by 115 feet 
in dimensions, with two lloors. atli)rd- 
ing 17.000 square feet of floor space. 
There are seventy-five skilled mechan- 
ics regidarly em])loyed for this work. 
The e.xecutive head of the enter- 
jirise consists of Walter L. Clark, vice- 
president of .\iles-l!emoiit-riind Co.. 
.\. ^'.. president; William Harbour, of 
Ijarbonr Linen 'j'hread Lo.. vice- 
])residcnt. and 11. I). Howman. secre- 
tary and treasurer. These are promi- 
nent Newark gent'emen of business 
acmnen, of honorable standing and 
public spirit, having large business 
interests in other successfid corpora- 
tions. 

.'\ branch establishment is also 
maintained iti St. Louis, ATo. 



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Frederick Muller 

THE business which tor several years has been 
conducted under the title of Frederick Mul- 
ler, dates back to 1863, when it was instituted un- 
der the name of Surerus & Co., the meniliers of the 
firm being Jacob Surerus, Joseph Hoffman and 
Fred'k Muller. The concern has passed through 
the vicissitudes incidental to a long career and since 
December, i88y, has been owned and operated by 
Frederick Muller, a son of one of the founders. 

The original location was on Warren street, but in 
1902 the works were removed to their present loca- 
tion, 214 Lackawanna avenue, a new building hav- 
ing been erected at that time to house the plant. 
This building is two stories in height with a total of 
3,200 square feet, and contains first-class equifjuient 
for the work in hand. 

Mr. Muller began to be associated with this en- 
terprise in 1876, and has been sole proprietor since 
1889. The business conducted is that of mamifac- 
turing and selling hatters" machinery, the invention 

of Jacob Surerus, one of the founders. The machines are concern and have proved a valuable asset in more than one 
shipped to all ])arts of the country. instance : it is receiving from year to year a full share of 

The ample facilities and up-to-date methods of manufac- business favors from the many satisfied users in all lines of 
ture employed by this house have earned an enviable repu- the trade in general, on the basis of fair competition and 
tation due to the high efficiency of these machines, for the the careful handling of all orders that are entrusted to it. 




FREDERICK MULLER, LACK.VWANXA AVENUE. 




NEWARK LEATHER MACHINERY CO., 
RAILROAD AVENUE. 



Ne\vark Leatner Macnmery Co. 

ANY one at all familiar with hjcal intlustrial contlitions knows 
that the tanning and manufacturing of patent and enameled 
leather are important features in Newark's business activities, and it 
naturally follows that the concerns engaged along this line must have 
the necessary machinerv for the work. This opens up another ave- 
nue of business, and one of the principal companies making outfits 
for leather manufacturers, is the Newark Leather Machinery Co., 
occupying quarters in the building i _'5 to 135 N. J. Railroad avenue. 
This enterprise was established five years ago by John A. Metzler, 
who is still sole proprietor. He is well acquainted with the re- 
i|uirements of leather manufacturers, and also acts as agent for all 
tannery machinery. Refilling of cylinders and repair work are given 
special attention by experts along this line of work. 

The company stands ready at short notice to do anything in the 
line of machinist's work, or manufacturing of special machinery, 
also such work as is usually done by millwrights. They build the 
Bowers' glazing machinery, and carry all parts in stock, also build 
tanks, vats, and carry all parts of tanners' machinery and supplies. 

A feature worthy of note is the promptness with which any repair 
job is looked after, and many customers have found it a great 
satisfaction to entrust all rejiairs to this company. 

Mr. Metzler is an expert on machinery of all kinds, was seventeen 
vears with the A'aughn Machine Co., Beverly, Mass., and has 
traveled in all countries of the world erecting the machines of 
standard makes. He has a thorough knowledge of all machinery, 
both domestic and foreign, in use in the leather industry. 



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Helion Electric Co. 

THE I'arker-Clark Electric Co. came into existence in 
June. 1905, the founders being Walter G. Clark and 
H. C. Parker. It was originally located in Xew York City, 
but the concern now ranks among Newark's progressive 
business houses, its location being at the intersection of 
Sherman avenue and Runyon street. Un September the 
17th, 1910. the name was changed to Ilelion Electric Co.. 
there being no change in ownership. 

The officers of the company are. Dr. Geo. .\. .Miller, 
president; W. II. Woodin. vice-i>resident and treasurer; \V. 
!'). Hutchinson, assistant treasurer; and R. W. Baker, secre- 
tary and general manager.' These gentlemen, with the ex- 
ception of Mr. IJaker, who resides in Xewark, are residents 
of New York City. 

The company is engaged in the manufacture of electrical 
specialties and in the ])ursuit of business give employment 
to about twenty persons, some of them electricians of skill 
and wide experience. 

One of its specialties is the "Helion," electric cigar 
lighter with a positive guarantee. It is made in two types, 
the desk and the pendant, both of which are handsomely 
finished in gun metal and nickel. Some of the reasons 
assigned for the superiority of this cigar lighter are these : 
The heating unit used in it is composed of a patented com- 
position which will stand a temperature of 3092 degrees, 
I'ahrenbeit without any change in its physical, chemical or 
electrical characteristics; the "Helion" cigar lighter will 
stand all kinds of rough usage. 

.Another interesting specially is the "Helion" electric 
Hat-iron. This iron has a heat regulating device, a feature 
to be foutul in but few other makes. 

This company is also manufacturing flat irons, toasters and 
a unicjue water heater for bars, soda fountains, etc.. which 
gives a continuous flow of hot water, fifteen seconds after 
the current is turned on. 



Newark Second-Hancl MacKinery 
Company, Inc. 

THE ]jronounced activity in manufacturing interests 
during the past few years is the most significant evi- 
dence of the progress and advancement of our country. 
Never was machinery of all kinds in such demand and never 
was there such a vast amount of the world's work done 
by machinery as at the present time. This condition of 
affairs gives a wide field of operation for dealers and makers 
of machinery, and such a concern as the Newark Second- 
Hand .Machinery Co. is in this li.st. This company, occupy- 
ing the ])remises at 93 to 105 Chestnut street, is engaged 
in buying and selling new and used machine tools and 
power transmission and has been before the public since 
1892. After conducting business successfully for twelve 
years, the concern filed papers of incorporatinn and in 
1904, became an incorporated comi)any with a capital stock 
of $50,000.00. .A. P. Morris is ])resident and C. E. Morris 
is treasurer, and they have been with the enterprise since 



its start. Both gentlenKMi are well known in Newark and 
have the respect and good will of the entire comnninity. 

The company is prepared to handle large contracts and 
makes a feature of purchasing an<l liquidating industrial 
plants of various kinds, and sizes. This firm is also expert 
at ajjpraising machinery of any size. The territory covered 
is unlimited ; deals are closed in all sections of the country. 

Among the things handled which may be seen on hand 
at the company's works are safes, jewelers' machinery, 
machine shoi) l(jols, boilers and engines, hangers and shaft- 
ing, pulleys, belting, and similar lines. Three floors, each 
100 by 100 feet dimensions are used for stock. It also has 
over 3 acres of floor space occupied by various tenants 
in the manufacturing line. 

The office has switchboard. Telephone connects with 
all departments, call 5410 and 5411 Market, long distance 
telephones. 



Monanan Stone Co. 

T1U)L'S.\NHS and thousands of cords of great slabs 
of bluestone, granite and other stones used in the 
building industry, which have laid in mountainous regions 
untouched for years, are to-day finding their way over the 
great railroads to the extensive yards of the Monahan 
Stone Co.. located al I'liiiii I'ciinl lane. 

Here in the great saw mills the monster slabs are Inni 
asunder, ])assed to the planers, dressed and fashioned and 
incorporated w ith brick, mortar or timber in building opera- 
lions which are extensively carried on in this section. 

This concern had its inception in iSyS when John 
I'. .Monahan. who is its president, decided to engage in the 
stone-cutting and building business for himself, after learn- 
ing the trade with the firni of Meyer & Martin. In the 
course of his career he ha> built the Lawyers' building, 
the Iron Bound Trust Conipany's building and others of 
like importance, .\mong the more recent buildings erected 
by the company are the I'liMic Library in Elizabeth, the 
Armory in I-'.ast Orange, and St. |(isriiir> Church of the 
Palisades, West Xew \'ork. 

Mr. Monahan has been a ])rominein Democrat for the 
last twenty years in the Iron Bound district. Erom 1899 
to 1 90 1 he served as alderman from the fifth ward. In 
the cami)aign ni icji 1 lu- was the only Democrat to succeed 
on the whole Democratic County ticket, when he was 
elcctefl sherilif. 

Since his occupancy of this office he has been steadily 
"on tile job" and distingm'shed himself during the Mont- 
clair strike. The Montclair Common Council, in recogni- 
tion of his capable services, tendered him a vote of thanks. 

The John E. Monahan .Association, of which the sheriff 
is standard-bearer, is the representative Democratic organi- 
zation of the Iron Bound district. During the past winter 
the association distributed over $1,000 worth of clothing, 
shoes and coal to the needy residents of the district. This 
and similar acts of practical charity have made the sheriflf 
very popular in his section. 

Afr. Monahan is a member of the Knights of Columbus 
and the Eoresters. 



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PAYNE ISROS., INC.. YARD AND IITIUJINCS, EM.MMTT STREET, COR. A\'ENUE U. 



Payne Bros., Inc. 



HlS'r()Rl.\.\'S will doubtless refer tn these days as a 
threat Iiuildiiii^- eia, for iiewr in the history of the world 
liave there been ereeted so many and such mammotli struc- 
tures as during recent years. (Jne of the enterprises in 
Newark engaged in preparing materials and furnishing ex- 
pert knowledge in the line of building is I'ayne Bros., Inc., 
whose main office and works are at b'nimett street, corner 
of Avenue D. They are engineers and contractors, and 
do all kinds of structural and ornamental steel and iron 
work, making a specialty of large and difficult undertakings. 
Their ctTorts are not confined to this locality, nor indeed to 
this country, as the_\- ship steel and iron products from South 
.\merica to Siberia, as well as to all sections of the United 
States and Canada. 



The company's plant consists of four large shops and a 
fifth building in which the offices are located. The shops 
contain forges and heavy machinery used for the assembling 
of structural steel castings, which are received in the rough, 
riveted and made ready for shipment and erection. The 
offices contain the officers of the compiany, the office force 
and a corps of trained draftsmen. All Iniildings are con- 
nected by telephone operated through an exchange located 
in tlie office. Employment is given to between 200 and 300 
men and a force of a dozen traveling men represents the 
company on the road. 

Payne llros. incorporated in 1910; capitalization, $160,- 
000. T. 1'. Payne is president and treasurer, and R. W. 
Payne is \-ice-president and secretary of the company. 




lailONS OF STRrCll'R \1. IRON i )i;i'.\R IM EN T. 




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W. V. Egbert fe" Co 

OW much of Xewark's substantial commercial and in- 
dustrial growth and development is due to natural 
resources and advantages, and what percentage is tlue to 
the remarkable enterprise of our people, is, of course, im- 
l)OSsible to determine. Certain it is that our city is greatly 
blessed in having both. Ijcing in a section of the metropoli- 
tan di.strict. and the combined results are in the highest 
degree pleasing to all whose interests are centered here. 

Among the important and well established business houses 
of Newark is the concern of W. \ . Mgbert & Co., dealers 
in ])lumbers" and steam fitters' supi)lies. high grade sani- 
tary specialties, etc. In pioneer times, when our fore- 
fathers led a ])astoraI life, each family was a law unto 
itself, and the |)lumbers" art was not called into re<|uisition. 
To-day. however, things are very different, and municipal 
regulations demand certain sanitary e(juipmer.l in cver\- 
home and public building, these demands being made for 
the common welfare of the connnnnity. lingineers and build- 
ers agree that there is no more important part of a building 
than the plumbing, hence the wisdom of installing only 
high grade fixtures. 

W. v. Egbert & Co.. located at 35-37 and .V»-38 Mechanic 
street, carry a com])rehensive line of plumbers' and steam 
fitters' supplies, and kcej) fully abreast of the times. The 



dis])lay of high grade sanitary specialties is a really note- 
worth\- sight, revealing many new and interesting devices 
for the modern building. 

.\ building with basement and four stories. 45 by 100 feet 
in dimensions, on one side of Meciianic street, and a three- 
storv and basement building of same dimensions, on the 
op])osite side of the street, are used by the company in the 
various departments of the business. I'jnploynicnt is given 
to thirtv-tive or forty i)ersons and tlie thoroughly u])-to-datc 
system u.-ed obtains best results in every department. .\ 
two-story, cement stable on .^ixlli street has been erected 
by the comjiany to prov'de room for its horses, etc. I'ive 
teams and five trucks are housed tiiere. The firm has 
recenti)' added a five-ton iV-erless Motor Truck to its ef|uip- 
ment which ]x"rmits (|uiek deliveries. 

The business conducted by W. \'. Egbert & Co. dates 
i)ack to i88(), when Mr. Egbert inaugurated the enterprise. 
Later DeW'itt Cook became identified w ith the business, and 
still more recently. DeW'itt Cook. Jr.. who is the present 
owner. lie is courteous and alTable to an exce|)tion'i! de- 
gree, both in his dealings with the publx- and in iiis inter- 
course with the company's em])loyees. and enjoys the full 
confidence of the entire business conuuunity. His residence 
is at 70 Hawthorne aveiuie. luist Orange, whore he occupies 
a s|)acious. modern house of jjleasing appearance. He is a 
prominent club man and a public spirited citizen. 



Faitoute Iron and 
Steel Co. 



^^*6^lW 



ACCORDl.Xt. to mo.st recent 
data, during the past year, the 
L'nited States manufactured iron 
and steel products which reached the 
value of $230,725,352. In this enor- 
mous total Newark has its full share 
and is one of the bu.sy industrial 
centres of the nation. 

.\ chief Newark concern engaged 
in handling iron and steel products 
is the Eaitoute Iron and Steel Co.. 
180 to 188 Frelinghuysen avemie. 

This enterprise was started in 
1904. the original address being 62 
and 64 Lawrence street, but later 

moved to Frelinghuysen avenue, to secure more rooiu and 
other advantages. The concern is incorporated and has 
ample cajjital invested to successfully carry forward its 
innnerous large undertakings. 

The president of the company is M. W. Faitoute, the 
treasurer L. E. Thomp.son and the secretary M. C. Heine. 

The company handles contracts from many sections of 
the country and furnishes iron and steel in bars, plates, 
sheets, etc.. also tin plates (roofing and bright), and kee])s 
about one hundred employees engaged in all departments of 
the business throughout the entire year. 

.\mong the man\" buildings, which, during recent ye.'irs. 



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a 1 a 'PJi'i 




•AITOUTK n«).\ .\.\1) STEKI, CO.. FUICI.I XC 1 1 1 VSICN .WIO.V UE. 



it has furnished steel for the construction of, are Taft Hotel. 
New Haven ; Mc.Mpine 1 lotel and Woolworth Building, 
New York City, and Memorial Hall. T'rinceton L'niversity. 
It also has done nnich important work in connection with 
the Government docks at Havana harbor and has filled 
other Government contracts of considerable size and value. 
The company's new building on Frelinghuysen avenue, 
which is but recently com]3leted. is a well equipped struc- 
ture. 120 b_v 250 feet in extent and modern from every point 
of view both as to exterior appearance and interior equip- 
ment. The company shiixs from its own plaiU or direct 
from the mills. 



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James R. Sayre, Jr. G^ Co. 

TllI'I character of tlic public, private and luisiness build- 
ings of a city, is a test of its civilization and progress, 
an index of the enterprise of its citizens. Newark, whose 
advancement in the building line has been so steady and 
substantial during the past few years, is a bright illustration 
of the progress to be seen in most any section of the 
country to-day. Never in the history of the city has there 
been such an impetus in building circles, and in her future 
prospects lies as promising an outlook as in an_\- city of the 
North. 

This status of affairs naturally results in putting those 
concerns handling masons' materials in a place of well- 
deserved prominence, and conspicuous among this number 
is James R. Sayrc, Jr., & Co.. an old established 
house which has rendered efficient service in its special line 
for more than a generation. Back in 1838 this business had 
its inception, the founder being "Sir. Sayre, deceased since 
1908. In 1857 James S. Higbie, then a mere boy, became 
connected with the business. His services proved valuable 
and he displayed a noticeable aptitude for the work, so that 
in 1869 he became a partner of Air. Sayre. The concern 
which up to this time had been known as James R. Sayre, Jr., 
now assumed the title of James R. Sayre, Jr., & Co., 
under which name business has since been carried on. j\Ir. 
Higbie is sole proprietor, and is the active head of the 



enterprise. He is a well-known Newark gentleman, affiliated 
with various organizations, and interested in movements 
for the city's advancement. He is a member of the Board 
of Trade. President of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Co. and his 
residence is at 1013 Broad street. 

The headquarters of the business of James R. Sayre, Jr., 
& Co. ma_\- be found at the second wharf below Centre street 
depot, where the best of rail and water transportation 
facilities are at hand. A ground space 250 by 250 feet in 
extent is utilized where five buildings and adjoining yards, 
furnish ample storage for the immense stock of materials 
always on hand. These include building brick of various 
kinds, such as hollow brick, light colored and red front brick, 
enameled brick, ornamental brick made to order, hard and 
pale brick, tiles, slabs, blocks, etc. In this line, any size 
or shape will be made to order to meet requirements of 
the purchaser. The company also has on hand fire clay, sand, 
mortar, cement, kaolin, fire brick made straight, arched, 
wedge shape, key jaml>, circulaf, etc. The stock of lime 
carried includes lime for building and agricultural pur- 
poses, also for tanners and paper makers. In the plaster 
department are found calcined and land plaster, marble 
dust and \\'indsor cement. Roseland and Portland cement 
are always on hand, as well as plastering lath, hair, white 
sand, ladders, drain pipe, etc. 

This company is the local representative of Sayre & 
Fisher Co.. of Savreville. \. |., manufacturers of brick. 



lames 



A. Coe ^ Co. 



62, 64, 66, 68, 70 and ^2 Clinton street. This is one of the 
older and better known business houses of Newark and 

AN incorporated company in Newark engaged in the dates back to 1869. when Joseph G. Crowell and James A. 
handling of iron and steel in various forms is that of Coe formed a partnership and traded under the tirni 
James A. Coe & Co., 106 and 108 Mulberry street and title of Crowell & Coe. In 1900 papers of incorporation 

were filed, the capital increased 
to $125,000.00 and plans perfected 
for a more extensive business. 
The company is known all over the 
United States, and enjoys not only 
first class commercial rating, but 
the esteem and high regard of all 
who have entered into busmess re- 
lations with it. 

The executive management is 
vested in a president, vice-president, 
treasurer and secretary, the. offices 
being capably filled at present by 
James A. Coe, Frederick M. Crow- 
ell. James D. Coe. and Frederick 
•S. Coe, respectively, the last named 
gentleman also acting in the capa- 
city of mechanical engineer. 

The company maintains a whole- 
sale and retail department. .\ large 
warehouse is located at 483J2 and 
485''2 Mulberry street; and stables 
and another warehouse are to be 
found at /T, Alarshall street. The 
JAMES A. COE & CO., MULBERRY STREET. co.npauy employs fifty persons. 




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COOK \- r.KXLNG CO. S MAIN OFFICE AND YARD AT jKRSKV STREET. 

Cook i^ Cjenung Co. 

A.\|().\'(; the iiiurc extensive business enterprises to good. The company deals in Masons' Materials and carries 
which space is given in this book, is the Cook & a varied and extensive stock, enabling it to fill large orders 
Cienung Company, with offices at i6 and i8 Jersey street, witii accuracy and without delay. The yards and build- 
This business was founded fifty-five years ago by labez ings are large, and from seventy-five to one lunitheil |)crsons 

find steady emiiloynient there. Contractors and builders 
exjierience satisfaction in dealing with a house of such 
character, and u> one acquaiiUcd with its business methods, 
the growth nf the enterprise is no surprise, ^'ar<ls are 




I,II.L1K .STRKICT I'.RAXCII. 

Cook, the original location being 16 Jersey street. In .\pril. 
1894, an incorijorated com])any was formed and the capital 
stock was ])laced at $50,000. The ])resent corps of officers 
is President, .-\. V. C. Genung. who resides in Asbury Park ; 
\'ice-President, A. \'. C. (Jenung, Jr., whose home is also 
in Asbury Park, Treasurer, \\'aldo C. (Jenung, who resides 
at 128 ( )rchard street, this city, and Secretary, I-'rank 11. 
Cenung, who makes his home in East Orange. These 
gentlemen arc all widely known and universally esteemed 
and are affiliated with various movements for the public 





IRVIN(;i'(l.\ l!K.\NCi[. 



t(i 
and 



4f>o ( )gden 
at Cottage 



maintained at 16 to 18 jersey street, 4,^4 
street, 124 to i.^j Lillie street, Newark, 
street and L. V. R. R., Irvington. 

Yards are situated so as to be near an_\- building operation 
in this section. 





COOK & GENCNG CO. S OGUEX .STREET RRAN'CH. 



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Builders Material Supply Co. 



Tlll'^ I'luilders' JMaterial Supply Company had its inccp- 
tioii three years ago when it incorporated with a capital 
stock of $125,000, wliich was subsequently raised to ors. The conipan\' employs about one hnni 



Supply L'n. is able to furnish and to give prompt tleliveries 
on any and all materials required by builders and coutract- 



ia<l been established eighty-one years ago. 



$250,000 and ])urchased the entire interest of the Marcus 
-Sayre Co. which 
It was in 1831 that 
James Randolph 
Sayre estalilished 
a masons mater- 
ial business in this 
city a n d three 
years later took 
his brother, Moses 
Sayre into part- 
nership. T h e 
former lived at 
225 Orange street 
for si.xty year s 
and lived to be one 
hundred years old. 
while the latter. 



red ]>eople who 




MAI.X \AH\i, FOOT (II' CENTRE STREET. 



are well ])aid for their ser\'ices. and have eighty horses and 
forty trucks whicli are used for carting materials, etc., 

from the main 
yards and at the 
various branches. 
Another pro- 
gressive move of 
the company is the 
use of distinctive 
colors on all its 
buildings, signs, 
trucks and sta- 
tionery. The col- 
ors selected are 
black and yellow. 
Henry .\. Sayre 
holds the office of 
president, and is 





EA.Sl OKA.XLiE BRANCH. 

who resided on Halsey street, 
opposite Rleecker street, died in 
his ninety-ninth year. Marcus, 
son of Moses Sayre, purchased 
the business 1845, conducted it 
until his death, ^larch 24, ii)D(> 

On May I, lyoy, Henry X. 
Sayre, the grandson of the found- 
er, and vice-president of the 
Marcus Sayre Co., organized the 
Builders" Material Supply Com- 
pany. It maintains the main 
office and yards at the wharf ad- 
joining the Centre street railroad 
bridge, and has lately procured more property adjacent on 
the south side, giving nearly double space for a much larger 
stock. In addition, the company has in rapid succession 
established branches at 2 Park avenue. East Orange ; Shaw- 
avenue and h'abyan place. Irvington : 15 Bay street, Mont- 
clair, where a comjjlete stock is always on hand. 

With so many well-stocked yards, the Builders" Material 




iRXixr.idx 



MONTCL.MK |:KANCH. 

the only officer of the present 
company who was interested in 
the Alarcus Sayre Co. 

Thomas D. Miller is secretary 
and treasurer and was formerly 
treasurer of Miller & Sons Co. 
Charles R. Trivett is vice-presi- 
dent of the companv. 

These gentlemen are public 
s|jirited citizens and have the 
interests of the city most thor- 
ougiil\- at heart. 

The material used in the new 
Central Commercial and Manual 
Training lligh .School on High street, and also the large 
new I'lamberger store was supplied by this company. 

Many of the most modern manufacturing and commer- 
cial plants, which adorn every section of the city, as well 
as the suburbs, are monuments everlastingly advertising the 
giiod (juality nf the material which this company has sup- 
plied friMii time to time to its patrons. 



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\A/ m. H. Barkhorn Co. 



1.\ ilic sketches ,u;iven of factories aiul industrial concerns 
in this ilhistrated vohinie, the aim has been to give plain 
and accurate statements as to their extent and the character, 
amount and excellence of the iiroducts they are turning 
out for the markets, in order that the readers may liave 
correct information of Xewark's industrial scope and stand- 



This lirni is ens^aijed in llic manufacture nf dm>rs, door 
frames, window >.ash. brackets, moulding and inu-rinr trim 
of all kinds, and sell largely in car load lots to contract- 
ors. It em])loys a large force of men in its various depart- 
ments, and maintains a branch est.-dilishment at 324 West 
Kinney street which aids in facilitating the distribution of 



ing. There is no concern more worthy of mention in such products, and helps to assure ])urchasers prompt delivery 
a review, tlian the W'm. 11. liarkhorn Co., occupying the of goods ordered. The large .stock of sash, doors, trim, etc., 
premises at 22 Savre street. This is one of the concerns which tliis concern has m hand at all times, enables it to 




w.\i. 11. i;.\kKiioK.\ CO., s.WKi-; siukict. 



which has stood the test of years, has grown with Newark 
and pnjvcd itself capable of meeting the demands of a 
rapidly increasing and ever more critical patronage. 

The inception of the l)usines.s dates hack to the early 
fifties, when a modest beginning was made by .\ugster Bros. 
That firm was succeeded by Rngelberger & Barkhorn in 
1881, and the present organizc<l comjjany was formed in 
1908 with largely increased capital, ^\'m. 11. Barkhorn hohls 
the office of president, C. J. Barkhorn is vice-president, H. 
W. Barkhorn is treasurer and W . C. Barkhorn secretary, the 
gentlemen occupying these last three offices being sons of the 
president of the company. They are business men of ster- 
ling character among .Xewark's substantial industries. 



fill orders accurately, however extensive such orders may 
be, and this feature of the business has been much appreci- 
ated by builders and others, to whom delay in securing this 
class of goods, means serious loss. During the present era 
of wide-spread building operations, such a concern as the 
W'm. II. Barkhorn Co. plays a prominent part and its activi- 
ties have had no little share in the construction of th;: com- 
mendable class of stores, offices, factories, dwellings, public 
buildings, etc.. which have been erected in Xewark during 
the past decade. This concern is one of many similarly en- 
gaged in Xewark. It stands at the heail and never, during 
itslongcareer, has the Inisinessenjoyul lunie prosperotis con- 
ditions or extensive patronage from the surrounding towns. 



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i ne Lansden Company 



TIIE city of Newark has some pride in the fact that 
among its varied industries it numbers ixally the 
pioneer in the development of the electric motor vehicle for 
commercial use. 

This is the Lansden Company which was incorporated by 
Thomas A. Edison in 1904. when the storage battery was 
but an imperfect source of energy, and the history of the 
develoiMnent of the storage battery and of the electric 
truck and wagon is, so to speak, the history of The Lansden 
Company and the development and growth of its business. 

The electric trucks and watrons which the Lansrlen Cnm- 



Edison Battery was the logical solution of a perfect elec- 
tric truck, and the company would not sell trucks equipped 
with any other than this battery. 

So consistent was the Lansden Company in this belief 
that twice during the past eight years, at the solicitation 
of Mr Edison, it suspended manufacturing trucks pending 
battery improvements which he had begun and was con- 
vinced could be effected. 

In Kjoc; Mr. Edison perfected his type A battery. This 
was submitted to most rigorous tests, and has' since proven 
itself to be just what he then claimed for it — the most 




THE LANSDEN COill'AXY, FKEUXGIIUYSEN A\ENUE. 



pany built in 1904 proved even then so much more efficient 
than the h(jrse-drawn vehicle that one of the largest ex- 
press companies in the country placed an order that year 
for a number of these machines, and most of these are in 
service to-day. 

The Lansden Company has always devoted itself ex- 
clusively to the manufacture of trucks and wagons, which 
no other concern has done until very recently, and as a 
result of the Company's persistence in this field its product 
is recognized as being the foremost in the country. 

Under the direction of Mr. Edison, the first wagons built 
were equipped with the Edison type H and E batteries. 
About 200 were built beginning with 1904 and as rapidly 
as batteries could be obtained, but the company's output 
was limited to the number of batteries Mr. Edison could 
supply, because it was even at that time realized that the 



economical, elficient and satisfactor\- source of motive 
power for commercial vehicles, 

Eollowing this improvement, the Lansden Company 
immediately took up with renewed vigor, the building of 
its trucks and wagons, which had undergone great mechani- 
cal improvements during battery development. 

With the close of the year 1911, the Lansden Company 
had ajjproximately 1,750 trucks and wagons in service — not- 
withstanding periods of manufacturing inactivity which 
it was willing to undergo while awaiting that combination 
of battery and mechanical perfection which would bring 
to its product a reputation second to none. 

At the beginning of 1912, new interests obtained control 
(it the Lansden Company, with the purpose of greatly in- 
creasing its working capital and manufacturing facilities, 
and of broadening the company's field of service. The 



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company lias increased its capital to $1,000,000.00 and 
moved into its new factory, 394 to 408 Frelinghuysen ave- 
nue about May first. The company has also established 
branches, agencies, and service stations in New York, 
Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago, and other large cities 
throughout the United States, and foreign countries. 

Previous to January 1st, 1912, the .Adams Express Com- 
pany had over 100 of the Lansden Company's trucks and 
wagons in its service, .some of which have been in 
operation for eight years: and in February of this year, .^fter 
making a ver\- thorough e.Kamination and test of the Lans- 
den Company's new type of truck, the Adams Express Co. 
placed with this company its sixteenth repeat order fnr 



road Company, P.ellevue Hospital, Wells Fargo & Co. Ex- 
press, Williams Printing Company, New York Public 
Library, .\. G. Hyde & Sons, Thomas A. Edison Industries, 
Metropolitan Opera Co.. United States Express Co., Otis 
Elevator Company. 

The Lansden Company builds light delivery wagons of 
750 pounds and i.ooo ixnmds carrying capacity, and wagons 
and trucks in capacities of 2,000 pounds, 4,000 pounds, 7,000 
pounds, and 10,000 pounds. It recently delivered si.x S-ton 
brewery trucks to the George Ehret Prewery of New York. 

In addition to this general line of trucks and wagons, the 
company lias a heavy demand for its industrial trucks, of 
which it has long made a si)ccialtv. These trucks are used 




I.VTERIOR VIEW. TlllC L.\NSDEN CO.MP.\N\ . 



fifty of its i-ton, ij^-ton and 2-Un\ trucks; and twenty-five 
of these are to be put into the Newark service. 

Among some of the other prominent users of the Lans- 
den Company's trucks and wagons are : .\. A. \'antine & 
Co., who have had six in service for six years; Aitken, .Son 
& Co., of New York, have had eight of the Lansden Com- 
pany's trucks and wagons for practically six years ; R. H. 
Macy & Co.. of New York, have eighteen in service: Gimbel 
Bros, have twelve in service ; Abraham & Straus of Brook- 
lyn have twenty in service. The Fair, the largest depart- 
ment store in Chicago, has recently placed with the company 
an order for ten of its delivery wagons. 

Among other users of the Company's product are such 
concerns as the Hamburg-American Line, D., L. & W. Rail- 



in factories ancl warehouses, and on ducks and wharves and 
at freight stations, etc. 

The company has also earned for itself a very enviable 
reputation for its ambulances and buses, ])articularly hotel 
buses. .\ nunilx;r of its ambulances are in use by the 
Bellevue and .Allied Hospitals in .New York City: and its 
buses are in u.se throughout the country, .several of them 
Ix'ing in service on the Pacific Coast. 

The Lansden Company is proud of the fact that it has 
a larger fleet of trucks and wagons in service with any 
one concern than any other manufacturer of electric vehi- 
cles, and that its trucks and wagons have been in continu- 
ous operation for a longer period than those of any other 
manufacturer. 



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Ellis Motor Car 
Company 



IT is claimed, and with evident jus- 
titieation. that Newark has smiie 
of the finest and most thoroughly 
et|uipped automohile estab ishments 
in Xew jerse_\-, and a striking illus- 
tration of this is the establishment of 
the Ellis .Motor Car Company, 416 
Central avenue. This enterprise was 
established ni i(jo6. openmg in Sep- 
tember of that Aear. \\'. II. Ellis is 
the sole ])ro;)rietiir, and the first loca- 
tion was 222 Malsey street. The 
building now occupied affords 70 feet 
on Central avenue, 238 feet on Sec- 
ond street and 62 feet on New street, 
two floors, with an aggregate of 
25,000 square feet. 

The business consists in the sale and care of Pierce- 
Arrow automobiles and motor trucks, no other make of 
cars being handled in any way. The company has a very 
complete service department in which are high grade skilled 
mechanics, and they are prepared to do anything desired 
from the replacing of a spark plug to the complete rebuild- 
ing of the entire car. A [laint shop is also a feature, and 
here Pierce- Arrow cars are refinished exactly as new. A 
large stock of parts for Pierce-Arrow models, dating back 
ti) 11)05, is also on hand. There is no auto establishment in 
the state with a better equipped plant which is devoted tn 
the exclusive sale and care of an\ une make of car. 



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I). 1:. IH'XHA.M ,V SOX, l.XC. CliXTHAl. .WI-. X flC, 



KLI.IS JIOTOK I .\K KJ.Ml'.VNV, CENTR.VL .WENUE. 



D. J3. Dunham Cy bon. Inc. 

NEWARK has proved a most desirable location for a 
great variety of manufacturing and mercantile en- 
deavors which come here from elsewhere at the rate of 
more than one a week, and but few concerns have had 
occasion to regret it. 

.\mong the companies that have located here recently is 
that of I). l'>. Dimham & Son, Inc. The}- came to Newark 
from Rahwav in 191 1. They occupy the modern building 
at 44Q. 453 and 435 Central avenue, where they have up-to- 
date equipment and are in position to accord their patrons 
most satisfactory service. The com- 
])an_\- is engaged in coach, carriage 
and automobile body work, having a 
reputation of many \ears back for 
manufacturing the highest grade of 
coach work, and thjy are now adding 
to their laurels in their automobile 
work. 

The senior member and president 
of the company, Erederic \V. Dun- 
ham, is an expert carriage maker, 
having learned the trade in his father's 
workshop, and has been chief execu- 
tive of the Inisiness for manv success- 
ful years. He has been associated with 
the business since 1882, which was 
started liy his father. D. 1'.. Dunham, 
in 1863. Eindsay Dunham, represent- 
ing the third generation, also learned 
the business from the bottom up. I'irst 
mastering the mechanical end of the 
business, then helping in the oflice and 
learning its details and getting iha'. 
]>ractical e.xperience which is so essen- 
tial to success in anv modern business, 
lie is sales manager and general 
superintendent. 



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Tke Heller &* Merz Co. 



TlllC 1 Idler & A[erz Cnni])any was founded in \S>6() as a 
l)aitnersliip l)v Frederick i Idler and Henry Merz for 
tile manufacture of L'itraniarine and became an iiicor])orated 
com])any in 1888. The manufacture of l'itraniarine was 
commenced in iS(*j in a small factory at River street. Xew- 
ark. X. I., the ])la!n consisting of l)ut two furnaces and six 
mills. In a ,~iiort tin:e the demands outijrew the cai)acity of 
this ])lant and it became necessary to find larger (|uarters. 
This was the first successful L'itraniarine factory in the 
I'nited .States. .\s early as 1830. several attemjits to manu- 
facture L'itraniarine had been made by oiliers, but these were 
unsuccessful and operations were soon discontinued. In 
1872 ten acres of meadow land on the outskirts of Xewark 
were purchase<I, 
and the erection 
of the new fac- 
tory begun. I'or 
many years this 
was the only one 
of its kind in the 
country and it 
has since grown 
to be one of tiie 
largest in the 
work!. 

In 1881 the 
company took 
up the manufac- 
ture of Coal Tar 
Dyes, which ne- 
cessitated the 
buikiing o f a 
separate factory. 
the processes be- 
ing entirely dif- 
f e r e n t from 
those involved in 
t h e production 
of L'itraniarine. iiiK imci.i.icr \ mickz 

I'\)r this pur- 
po.se more land adjoining the original tract was ])urchased 
and new buildings were erected. The works now occujn 
thirty-two acres of land, of which twelve acres are undei^ 
roof. The buildings, 70 in number, vary from one to four 
stories in height, and are easily accessible to one another. 
The ])ower ])lant has a capacity of 1,200 horse power. 

The company operates its own machine shops, carpenter 
sho]) and cooperage. -\ railroad siding of its own, half a 
mile in length, facilitates the receipts of raw materials used 
in the ])roces?es of manufacture and the shipping of finished 
products. There are si.x chemical laboratories which are 
devoted to the examination <jf raw materials, finished jjrod- 
ucts and to research work. The laboratories are in charge 
of the superintendents of the various departments and their 
assistants. In the color industry it is necessary that finished 
])roducts be tested 1>\- chemical analysis, also b\- a practical 



application to the processes in which they are to be used. 
L'itraniarine is used in the manufacture of paint, paper. 
l)riiiting inks, in calico jirinting and finishing and tor laun- 
dry i)urposes. The Coal Tar colors have even a wider ap- 
plication, being used to dye all kinds of textiles, cotton, 
wool, jute, silk, etc.. jiajier. leather, as well as in the manu- 
facture of ])ignient colors and stains. 

The varied application of the iiroducts of this conipaiu 
necessitates a special e(|ui])ment of ap])aratus for testing. 
.\mongst this special equipment is found a set of printing 
ink rolls for the grinding of ])rinting inks, a press for print- 
ing the ink so made, a calico press for the jirinting of tex- 
tiles, and a complete ])aper m.-idiine prnl):d)ly the smallest 

successfully op- 
e r a t e d in the 
w o rid. This 
s 111 a 1 I niachine 
will make about 
live pounds of 
])aper, which is 
ec|uivalent to a 
sheet 12 inches 
wide, and about 
250 to 500 feet 
long, de])ending 
on the thickness 
of the sheet. I""or 
y e a r s p a ]) e r 
makers h a v e 
come to .Xewark 
just to see this 
small paper mill 
and to satisfy 
tlienisdves that 
it really existed 
and would really 
make jiaper. 
To study the 

01.. ii.v.MiUKi; ROAD. practical apiili- 

cation of colors 
to leather, the laboratories are ec|uip|)ed with miniature 
"ovens" in which the processes of coloring leather as prac- 
ticed in the tanneries is closely imitated. 

In Conclusion it may be well to state that the steady pros- 
])erity and po]:)ularity of this old-established house are due 
not alone to the excellence of its oiit])Ut, but to the pro- 
gressive methods in use by the management, in fair compen- 
sation to employees, in promut and accurate shi,]jment of 
goods ordered to patrons, and straightforward business deal- 
ings. In short, dependability has been a marked feature in 
the institution, and one that has played a ])rominent jiart in 
winning the great success achieved by the company, since its 
inception. This company has always invited iiis])ection in- 
to the quality of the goods it manufactures and solicits 
inquiries upon any subject pertaining to the business by 
those who are interested. 




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Listers Agricultural Chemical W^orks 

NI'.W ARK. like many other progressive American cities, cultural Chemical Works, under which name it has grown 

lia-^ kept pace with the great development and com- to its present magnitude, 

nicrcial advancement which are characteristic of the age, The company is engaged in the manufacture of bone 

and in many resjiect-- has outrun those cities which vv^ere fertilizers, bone black, glue, grease, etc., and it is no cxagger- 

fornierly its leaders in trade. Her business men are ation to say these ])roducts are known and sold all over the 







LISTERS A(',RirT'r.TUR.\L CIIEMIC.XL WORKS, LTSTICR .WENUE. 



among the most enterprising, progressive and far-sighted in 
the country and in almost every line of trade have built up 
patronage which redounds to their credit. 

An establishment which has. through its products and 

its representa- 
tives, done as 
much as almost 
any enterprise in 
the city to spread 
the name and 
fame of Newark 
over a wide terri- 
tory, is that of 
The Listers Agri- 
cultural Chemical 
Works. As long 
ago as 1850, this 
n o w extensive 
bu>indss had its 
rather modest be- 
ginning. It was 
f o u n (1 e d b y 
Alfred and Edwin 
Lister, and for 
many vears traded 

JOHN F. KEHOE. ^,„^,_,; ^,^^ ,^^^„^^ 

of Lister Brothers. Subsecjuently, about 1885, an incorpo- 
rated company was formed, with a capitalization of $600,- 
000.00, and the business title was changed to Listers .\gri- 




civilized world. The company possessing long experience 
and thorough knowdedge of the business, is placing upon 
the markets of this and other countries, a class of fertilizers 
which have been proven by actual tests and chemical 

analyses to be un- 

surpassed in gen- 
eral field results. 
This well-known 
fact has proved a 
valuable asset to 
the company in 
its business ca- 
reer, and it is not 
a matter of sur- 
prise that an in- 
creasing volume 
of business is 
yearly transacted. 

The company's 
plant on Lister 
avenue covers 

eighteen acres, 
a d \' a n t a g e- 
ously situated, 
and is equipped 
with the best ma- 
chinery, h'our hundred and fifty persons are employed. 

The officers of the company are President John V. Kehoe 
and Secretary-Treasurer Harry 15. Carpenter. 




ll.\l■:K^ ri. c.vrpenter. 



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Murpny Varnish Company 



M 



URPHY Varnish Company, both by the volume of 
its business and the quality of its products, is a 
manufacturing concern which reflects credit on the City of 
Newark. The business was founded in 1865 by Franklin 
Murphy, who has efificiently served in the cajjacity of chief 
executive since its inception. 

At first the company made varnish alone — but a few 
simple kinds of varnish. l-"rom time to time they added 
other lines of manufacture — Japans and surfacers and 
Japan colors and oil colors and enamels and stains and 
Konkreto, until they now put forth a complete list of 
finishinsj materials for everythinsj that is finished with a 
brush. Their s/rcat customers are railwav and marine corn- 



customers. 1 knew that three things would be essential : 
"First. I must pnnidc ingredients of the l)est quality 
with which to make the goods — there must be no cheap 
substituting', for the sake nf selling at a lnwcr (irice. 

"Second. 1 nuist provide a plant which would be as 
nearly perfect as it was possible to devise ; and I must adopt 
all improvements in facilities and mcllKids as increasing 
business and experience demanded. 

"Third. Most important of all, 1 must secure a working 
force, every member of which, in office and laboratory and 
sales department and process work, should be an enthusiast 
for Mur])hy N'arnish Company; always alert to do the best 
thing in the carefnllest way — unist pa\' them so well ;uid 




M|•Rl•n^• \.\RNisii cl).Ml■.\^^•. Mrw iiokti-.h stki;i:t. 



panics, architects and builders, carriage and motor car antl 
piano and furniture mainifacturers — but they provide the 
finishing tnaterials for about everything that is made of ' 
wood and steel and leather, and for many things besides. 
They put out more than two hundred kinds of varnishes 
and about twelve hundred shades of color, with a like 
completeness of products in all other branches. The home 
factory in N'ewark has grown to nearly the size of three city 
squares; and the establishing of several other factories in 
Chicago and Cleveland and Montreal. 

In reply to the question as to what had been his business 
policy, (Jov. Murphy said: "Every manufacturer must 
decide upon the kind of patronage to which he will appeal, 
and stick to that kind. For instance, all kinds of finishing 
materials are required, from the finest and most durable 
down to the temporary shines. I decided, at the beginning 
of the business to make varnish for those who required the 
best. I had a conviction that the use of best varnishes would 
cost the user lea.st money in the long run. or even in the 
short run. Tn order tn satisf\' the demands of mv chosen 



treat them so well, and give them such chances for special 
rewards and for promotion, that they would be satisfied." 

I-'rom the start the interests of the employees have 
been thoughtfully looked after and they have resjjonded by 
giving loyal and devoted service. .V number of the eiu- 
ployees have been with the company more llian thirty years 
and a number more having reached the age of seventy have 
retired under the Company's ])cnsion system. 

It may be fairly claimed that no other manufacturing 
industry in .N'ewark has done more than tlir .Murphy 
X'arnish Company to make the city widel\' known. Its 
advertisements have appeared systematically in jotuMials of 
national prominence, circulating in every village in the 
Cnited States. Its traveling staff visit at regular intervals 
every town in the country of a thousand ]X)]iulation or 
more, and many towns numbering even less. The important 
cities of Europe are also care(l for and several of its im- 
portant brands can be found nn the dealers' and consumers' 
shelves abroad, with the crjmpany's labels printed in the 
language of the cmnitrv. hcraldin" the name of Xewark. 



14.= 



Fiske Brotners Refining Co. 



NI'.W'ARK has long been famous for her progress and 
for the success of her long established business enter- 
prises. That she has just cause for congratulation along 
this line is certain. An industry that has grown with the 
city in importance until, after forty-two years, it fills a 
place among the most important manufacturing enterprises 
of our city is the Fiske Brothers Refining Co. This business 
had its inception in 1870, when, in a very modest beginning, 
a co-partnership was formed between Messrs. Geo. N. 
Weston and Thos. P. Fiske, in New York City, where they 
opened a place as oil merchants and refiners. The first im- 
portant change to occur was in 1879. when Mr. .\lfred Teet- 
sel joined them and established a lubricating grease depart- 
ment. Seven years later, in 1886, Mr. Weston retired from 



Thomas P. Fiske served the company as president, until 
1899 and upon retiring, this office was filled by Air. I<"rederic 
B. Fiske. In 1894 Air. Alfred Teetsel was stricken down 
with severe illness and i:)assed away. His son, Mr. Wm. M. 
Teetsel, succeeded him as general manager, Mr. George C. 
Field was elected to the position of secretary, and Air. 
George P. Fiske to the position of vice-president. In 1909, 
Air. H. \N'. Hazelton succeeded Air. b'ield as secretary. Air. 
Hazelton severed his connection with the business in 1911, 
and was succeeded by Air. F. J. Snyder, the present in- 
cumbent. 

Mr. Frerleric B. I-'iske, the president, is a resident of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., where he is prominently connected with 
many social and banking interests. He is a director of the 




FISK1-: i!R(rrHERS refi.xi.xi; co., listicr a\e.\ui;. 



the business, his interest being purchased by Air. Frederic 
B. Fiske, a brother of Air. Thos. P. Fiske, who had been 
connected with the firm for several years. The growth 
of the business was steady, and to take advantage of larger 
opportunities opening before them, an incorporated company 
was formed in 1890, papers of incorporation being filed 
under the laws of the State of New Y''ork. The company 
was known as "Fiske Brothers Grease Co.," and it was 
at this time they established a factory at Newark, located 
at Lister avenue and Esther street, where, with the addition 
of a few tanks, they began active operations for a more ex- 
tended business. In 1898 the company increased its capital, 
consolidating both interests, and assumed its present title 
"Fiske Brothers Refining Company," Air. Thomas P. Fiske 
being president. Air. Frederic B. Fiske. vice-piesident. and 
Mr. .\lfred Teetsel. secretary and oeneral mana2:er. Mr. 



Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn, and also of the Alarket & 
Fulton National Bank of New York, and many other cor- 
porations. The general manager of the company. Air. Wm. 
AI. Teetsel, resides in jersey Cit\'. where he is highly es- 
teemed, lie has been an active member of the Newark 
Pioard of Trade for the la^t five years. 

In order to better handle the company's still increasing 
business, a sales department was organized in 1909 and Mr. 
L. H. Atkinson was given the position of sales manager, 
which office he still holds. He was elected a director of 
the company in December, 191 1. 

The plant of the company is located at the intersection 
of Lister avenue and Lockwood street, occupying property 
to the extent of several acres. L'pon this property have 
been erected five buildings, all of modern equipment, for 
the manufacture and handling of lubricating oils and greases. 



146 



The original building was a wooden structure. 50 x 100 feet, 
and the growth of the business is evidenced by the erection, 
as stated above, of five buildings, running in size from 20 x 
30 feet, to 50 X 150 feet. There was established at the plant 
a thoroughly equipped laboratory with Mr. I'^ernand A. 
Courtois as chief chemist, and an assistant. There is con- 
templated at the present time the erection of an additional 
building. Excellent shipping facilities are maintained, as 
the company has in operation a spur from the Xew jersey 
Central Railroad tracks running into their yards. 

A suite of well ec|uipped offices is occupied by the com- 
pany at 24 .'^tate street, Xew York City, where the execu- 
tive and clerical branches of the business are conducted. 
Their products embrace a full line <>f all grades of lubricating 
oils and greases for every inirpose, together with a line of 
specialties, such as harness dressings, soluble oils, etc. They 
also deal extensively in all grades of animal and vegetable 
oils. The comjiany has developed a large foreign business, 
and their products are equally as well known in the markets 
of the world as in the home trade. 

The Comjiaiiy has lately started a brick structure 40 x 100 
feet, which will be used as a cooperage to accommodate its 
increasing business. 



Williain K.och & Sons 

IX fmure ages, historians writing of this period will 
doubtless describe it as an era of beautiful and service- 
able book bindings. 

i'rominent among the factors active in doing the better 
kind of book binding in this section is William Koch & Sons, 
with headquarters at 61 to 65 Xew Jersey Railroad avenue, 
corner Hamilton street, this having been the address for 
some thirty years. 

This business had its inception in iS(>5. undi-r the name 
of .Mbrecht & Koch, and was later ac(|iiired by William 
Koch, Sr. lie now has as.sociated with him, his two sons, 
William Kocii. Jr., and i'aul 11. Kocii, who are both 
practical book binders, having learned the business in every 
detail under instructions of their fatiier. .\li kinds of 
book-s arc bound here, including tine l)in(Iings in all styles. 

Orders are received from all over the L'nited States, and 
it is nothing uiuisual to receive orders as far away as Cali- 
fornia and tiu- extreme SoiUiiern .States. Two lloors with 
an aggregate of 15,000 s(iiuire feet of floor s])ace, which is 
replete with most modern machinery. The binding of this 
book w'as done bv the above tlrm. 



Hanovia Chemical &' Mfg Co. 

I.V the sketches oi institution>, tactorie>, and indus'.rial 
concerns given in this book. "Xewark. the City of in- 
dustry," the aim is to give plain and accurate statements as 
to their extent, and as to the character, amount, antl excel- 
lence of the products they arc turning out for the markets, 
in order that the readers may have some correct informa- 
tion of Xewark's industrial scopt» and standing. 




li.\NOVl.\ CHK.M1C.\L & .\11-G. CO., X. J. K.MLKO.\U .WIZNUE. 



There is no attem])t at ])nrfer\. but all tacts and 
figures given are from tirst liand and |X'rsonal inter- 
views. It is impossible, within the limits of this pub- 
lication, to ])rcsent in detail all llie city's industrial 
institutions, but among those worthy of note is the 1 lanovia 
Chemical and Manufacturing Com])any ; organized and in- 
corporated in 1905. This business is located at 235 Xew 
Jersey Railroad avenue, at the intersection of Chestnut 
street. Here the comi)any is engaged in the manufacture 
of ii(|uid bright gold and lustre 
a commendable reputation. Two 
floors comprising 100 by 250 feet 
in dimensions, are used l)y the com- 
pany in the manufacture of these 
goods, and tiie most im]M"oved 
modern ])rocesses are employed. 

The pay roll contains the names 
of about twenty jxTsons who are 
given employment of various kinds, 
and to the iminiliated the work is 
novel and interesting, as well as of 
such a nature as to require skill of 
a hiyh class. 

The men of business capability 
and keen iiuellect who developed 
and still manage this enterprise are 
Ciias. Engelhard, President and 
Treasurer, who resides in Xew 
^'ork City, and Willielm Riehl. Sec- 
retary, of Xewark, 

The company has a membership 
in the Board of Trade. New York 
office at 30 Church Street, where 
Mr. Engelhard, the president, makes 
his headquarters. 



147 



Robmson-Roders Company 



AN eminent writer has said, "If a man write a better 
book, preach a better sermon or build a better mouse 
trap tiian his neighljor, even though he build his house in 
the wiHids, the world will make a beaten path to his door." 

Jt is the same basic principle which governs success in 
the business world nf to-day, and the consensus of opinion 
is that well-directed, conscieiUious effort is the foundation 
stone of efficiencw and, supplemented by reliable, superior 
wiirkmanship, is boiuid tn win recognition everywhere. 

Jn a conununity such as this, which is the site of so many 
manufacturing enterprises, it is an indisputable evidence of 
good management, and strictly high class products, when 
any concern attains the distinction and reputation accorded 
the Robinson-Roders Co. Xot only is this company one of 
the most widely known of Newark's many enterprises, Ijut it 
is a combination of the largest and oldest feather factories 
iu the world, viz ; that of William H. Robinson, established 
in r)rookl_\'n twenty-five >'ears ago, and that of August 
Roders, established in llerlin, (iermany, iu \~no. 

The company handles feathers in their raw and manufac- 
tured state, Downs, Kapok, Processed Silk Floss, and manu- 
factures Ilanasilk, Silk Floss Mattresses, Down and Silk 
Moss Cushions, Boat Cushions, Feather Sectional Mattresses 
and "Restwel" New Feather and Down Pillows. 

An incorporated cnmpan\ was formed in March, if>')^. 
with ample capital stock, and a constantly increasing busi- 
ness has been the result. The company's officers are men 
widelv known in the business world for their executive 
ability and enviable position as head of this unique enter- 
prise. William H. Robinson, of Brooklyn, N. Y.. is presi- 
dent, Clarence H. "\'oung, of West Xutley, X. J., vice-i)resi- 
dent, Alexander X'eitch, of New \'ork City, treasurer, and 
Thomas Nelson, Jr., of New York City, secretary. 

In these modern days when the lives of the vast majority 
of people are filled with almost ceaseless activity of some 
kind, either on business or pleasure bent, a comfortable 
night's rest is a ]50sitive essential to health and happiness, 
hence the importance of the right kind of pillows and 
mattress. We in .America, cannot submit ourselves to the 
furnishings used by many people in foreign lands. The very 
illustration of a Ja])anese sleeping block hollowed out just 
enough to jjermit the neck being adjusted, suggests weari- 
ness and lack of repose to us. Neitlier does the ( iermau's 
idea of comfort coincide with ours, with their pillows half 
the size of a mattress and stuffed so hard that al)out the only 
benefit the tired traveler <lcrives is to rest his bacR against 
the hard surface, wdiile he tries to sleep in a sitting position. 
Contrast with these the Ilanasilk mattress, the Quality De 
Luxe, which is foiuid in many .American homes and is 
accessible to all. The Ilanasilk mattress is made fmm the 
down of silk floss, and is midoubtedlv the most comforta- 
ble and most durable maltre^s on the market to-<lay. 

The Robinson-Roders Company is also the maker of the 
celebrated "Restwel" lirands of Silk Floss Mattresses, 
manufactured from unadulterated pure silk floss, imported 
mostly from Java. .Special attention is also given to the 



manufactm-e of feather |)ilIows, this line being kuuwn com- 
mercially as the "Restwel." These pillows have three 
featuro, which are of paramount importance to perfect 
health. They are, ist: that they are filled with .\ll .\ew 
feathers, which have been carefully renovated an<l washed, 
and from which all impurities have been eliminated. 2nd: 
The best grade of striped or art tickings is used. 3rd. The 
workmanship is of the highest type, which warrants care- 
ful pi-odiK'tion ill all departments. 

Perhaps the average buyer has never considered the fact 
that manv high-priced pillows contain inferior grades of 
feathers and that if these goods were honestly labeled, 
"second-hand feathers," many prospective inirchasers would 
abandon ])lacing theni on the beds in their homes. Pur- 
chasers of the 'T-iestwel" brancls of pillows run no risk, 
as these pillows are guaranteed to be filled with ,\ll new 
feathers, which have been treated with the latest steriliza- 
tion processes, eliminating all germs and other (jlijection- 
able matter. Retail merchants who handle "Ivestwel" have 
the satisfaction of offering to their clientele the most sani- 
tary article possible in this line and of giving patrons a 
sense of absolute security and assurance from contracting 
any of the diseases otherwdse possible. Each "Restwel" 
pillow sold has a tag attached guaranteeing these facts. 

The Robinson-Roders Company's plant, as shown on the 
opposite page, occupies the block boimded by New Jersey 
Railroad avenue. East Mechanic street, liruen street and 
the I'entral Railroad of New Jersey. The main Iniilding 
is four stories in height, has a frontage of one hundred 
feet on New Jersey Railroad avenue, tw'o hundred feet on 
Mechanic street and one hundred and twenty-five feet on 
r.ruen street, and is a modern manufacturing structure. 

There are also numerous smaller buildings. The main 
offices occupv the front part of the first floor of the buiUl- 
ing, the remainder being used in the manufacturing of their 
particular line of products. The machinery which has been 
installed is wortln- of note, as it is the most modern and of 
unique design, nuich of it having been designed and built 
especially fo." this work at heavv cost to the company. It is 
not du])licated by any concern in the world. To the un- 
skilled observer it seems very intricate and complicated, but 
the results obtained, prove its efificiencx'. There are from 
one hundred and fifty to two lumdred |)erM)ns employed 
regularly at this indnstrv. and man\' of these are men who 
have been with the concern a number of years. The superin- 
tendent of the Newark ])lant is .\nton Zamburek, wdio has 
lieen with the company since i8g8. N\) small share of the 
growing success of the business is due to Mr. Zamburek's 
long ex])erience and the careful attention he gives to every 
detail of the manufacture of the various ])roducts. 

The company maintains a salesroom in New York City, 
where it occupies space No. 601, New A'ork Furniture 
Exchange, 46th street and Lexington ax'enue. 

The compan\''s export trade is rapidly increasing, and 
large shipments of goods are now being stipplied through 
its Cierman\', .Austria, China, Russia and Ja\-a plants. 



14S 



\\^illiani BaL Inc. 



Till'". Inmk manufacturing business of William iial. Inc., 
had its inception in March, 1898. It was called at that 
time the Guarantee Sample Trunk Works, manufacturing 
sample trunks i:>nly and occupying about 400 square feet 
of space m a basement, corner of Broadway and Houston 
street. New York City. 

About the end of the first year the business was moved 
to a little larger basement at 603 Broadway, which was 
outgrown, necessitating another move to 679 r>roadway. 

In 1902 the style of the firm was changed to Bal & Park. 
.'Kn old barn and wagon shed was secured in Passaic and 
converted into a factory with a working force of four men. 



ing of 13.000 s(juare feet floor space was purchased. This 
building, located at Johnson street and X. J. R. R. avenue, 
forms the nucleus of the present rial factories. 

In 1901) a third store was opened at 4 West 22d street 
which from the first has been a pronounced success. 

The firm again found themselves cramped for room, and 
in 1910 the surroimding j)roperty, constituting half a block, 
was purchased. On this a modern six-story building with 
an additional 42,000 square feet of space was erected. 

In January, 1911, the firm started their Auto Luggage 
Department, in which thcv manufacture a distinctive line of 
Auto Trunks. This branch, while young, is rapidly assum- 




Wll. 1,1AM i'..\L, INC., JOHNSON STREET. 



This buildmg was enlarged from time lo time to take care 
of the ever increasing business. 

In C_)ctober, 1904, Mr. Park withdrew from the firm and 
Mr. Bal again took sole charge. 

The theatrical branch of the business began to grow in 
1905, and at that time a store was opened in 40th street 
to handle this trade. This business has grown steadily, 
necessitating larger cpiarters and the present u|)to\vn store 
at 145 West 45th street, is doing a flourishing business. 

The business had now grown to such proportions that 
considerable money was needed to finance it. To this end 
Mr. .\ndrew Peck, formerly of Peck & Snyder, was called 
on and in .Xjiril, 1906, the business was incori)orated under 
the name of \\'illiam Bal, Inc. with, a paid in ca|)ital of ?50,- 
000, Mr. I'eck being president and Air. I'.al secretary and 
treasurer. 

The Passaic projierty was outgrown in 1907 and the 
business was moved to Newark, where a three story build- 



ing proportions that will necessitate the ac^iuiring of more 
space in the near future. 

In Ma}-, 1911, the business of Krick, Burger & Co. was 
purchased and combined with the firm's bag department, 
making a high grade line of traveling bags and suit cases. 

A further addition of 33,000 square feet was erected 
during 191 1, and at this time the paid in capital stock was 
increased to $100,000. The business now covers a floor 
space of approximately 90,000 square feet. 

In order to handle the local jiersonal trade, a retail show- 
room was opened at 14 P>ranf<ird place. Newark, in Decem- 
ber. 1911. Judging frdui the first few montlis" business, 
its success is assiuxnl. 

The William Bal, Inc.. has the largest sjiecialty trunk 
factory in the cnuntry, selling its products direct to the 
consumer. The |)lanl is equipjied with the latest models 
of machiner\- for the construclinn of triuiks. The working 
force to-da\' C(.insists of about 125 skilkvl operatives. 



150 



A. Hollander <^ Son 



AdT\' i_-- largcl\- Judged In the character and extent cif 
it> mercantile ami industrial establishments and frum 
this point of view Xewark stands in a most favorable light 
in the public eye. A very large percentage of tlie business 
itistitutions (jf the cit_\- are in a flourishing condition and 
show from year to year a gratifying growth. IVominent 
among this class of business establishments is that conducted 
by the firm of .\. Hollander & Son. dyers and dressers of 
furs. 

This is one of the oldest established business Iiouses of 
Xewark. dating back to i88y, and has experienced a remark- 
able growth. The origin of the business was at yo Polk 
Street, when Adolph llollander. senior member of the jires- 



Unite in contrast with the ei|ui[)nicnt u>ed al the >larl of 
the business is that now seen. The necessary power is 
furnished by two engines, generating four hundred horse 
power, and everything about the factory is up-to-date. 
Twelve horses and eight wagons are in use. 

The business stands among the leaders in the fur industry, 
and is mentioned in the trade journals in a highly compli- 
mentary manner. 

The memlx-rs of the tirm are Adolph llollander, his sons, 
llarry llollander. Michael llollander and r.enjamin W. 
llollander, and his >on-in-law. Allien llollander. llarry 
llollander started with his father at the origin ni ihc busi- 
ness. Michael llollaii<lir became a member of \\\^_^ linn in 




.\. Il()LI,.\.\UliR & SOX, i;.\ST KIXXIIV .STKICKT. 



ent firm, started with four workmen and Mtnie light machin- 
ery driven bv a treadmill worked by a mule. I'Tom the 
start the business wa> well managed and its growth has been 
without interru])tion, until to-day it is recognized as one of 
the largest fur dressing and dyeing establishments in the 
world. 

The present head<|uarters arc on l£ast Kinney Street, 
where a group of fourteen buildings may be seen, all used in 
various departments of the enterprise. The numbers on 
East Kinney Street run from 127 to 159 inclusive, where 
more than three hundred thousand square feet of floor space 
is utilized, all the larger and more important buildings being 
brick. The number of employes at work varies with the 
season to some extent, during busy times as many as four 
hundrcd and fifty persons are employed. 



1897. ''"*' l>cnjamin in njoj. Albert llollander has been 
associated with the business the past five years. 

Mr. Hollander, senior, is a well known figure in the busi- 
ness world, and outside of business interests, his name is 
held in kind remembrance because of his generous support 
of various charitable in^titutions. I le is a philantlu-npisi and 
takes delight in doing good to many of the ]:oor and dis- 
tressed. The younger men in the business have had the 
advantage of first-class schooling under Mr. Hollander's 
wise supervision, and are well prepared to assume the 
duties of the establishment. 

The firm is active in advancing the interests of Newark, 
and is a member of the Xewark LSoard of Trade as well as 
other local organizations. The financial rating of this firm, 
as may be judged without further comment, is of the highest. 



ItI 



Hudson Hat Mfg. Co., Inc. 



THE bu.sinu.ss men of Newark ctjiinected with il'- inaiui- 
facturing interests have every reasiii to lie pmud of its 
attainment along this line. Xot only does onr city stand 
first in Xcw Jersey in this respect, hut she rivals the sister 




nitzcr, a higlil_\- esleenK'<l resident of Newark, whose home 
is on Spruce street, and who was the founder of the lousi- 
ness. The treasurer and manager of the company is his 
son, Abraham Wosnitzer, who resides at 164 Johnson ave- 
nue. He is a gentleman of jjrominence in the city, a mem- 
ber of the Board of Trade and associated with various 
lodges and chilis of the city. The company's plant is a 
group of buildings with frontage on New, Hoyt and Searing 
streets, where a building 50x125 feet in dimensions is oc- 
cupied, and a large new five-story huilding 60.XI25 is the 
principal structure. The new building runs from Ho_\t to 
Searing street and in it has been installed much costly mod- 
ern machinery to make possible a large output at minimum 
expense. The product is limited to men's soft hats, and thus 
all efforts being directed toward this one line, marked ex- 
cellence has been reached. The many years this concern 
has been engaged in making these hats they have learned 
many secrets and are putting on the market a class of pro- 
ducts that neither wholesaler nor retailer has any occasion 
to apologize for. The output averages up into the hundred 
dozens per day, and as there is precious little sentiment in 
business, if these hats were not equal to. or superior to. any 
other manufacturer's product, at the same figure, they 
would not be in such wide deiuand. The reputation this 
company has for fair dealing and courteous treatment is a 
valuable business asset and one which any concern might 
envy. The output of the factory is marketed through joli- 
bing houses, not only in this section. InU in a number of other 
cities throughout the United States, also foreign countries. 
The company has a first-class financial rating and this en- 
ables it to bu\' its stock of raw materials in the most advan- 



IIUDSON 11. \T MFG. CO., HOVT TO SE.\R1.\G STRliET. 



cities of many states. In the value of manufactured goods. 
Newark ranks eleventh among the cities of the I'nited States, 
and the number of w-age-earners employed is ()i.ooo. The 
vast sums of money distributed each pa\- day mean peace, 
prosperity and happiness to the residents of Newark and 
many neighboring towns. 

Standing prominent among the city's industries is the Hud- 
son Hat Manufacturing Co., Inc., occupying extensive quar- 
ters on New, Hoyt and Searing streets. This business had 
a modest beginning in 1890, wdien Max Wosnitzer began 
the making of men's hats, .\lmost from the start the busi- 
ness prospered and year by year buyers of the output real- 
ized thev were getting full value for every dollar expended 
and thus continued their trade. The place where the busi- 
ness was originally started was 76 Somerset street, which is 
quite in contrast with their present imposing buildings. The 
business successfully passed through the various industrial 
depressions ami financial crises of past years, as it has had 
sufficient capital and has been controlled by wise manage- 
ment and systematic methods. The Hudson Hat .Manufac- 
turing Co. is now an incorporated concern, maintains offices 
in New York City, and gives employment to ajiproximately 
250 persons. The president of the company is Max Wos- 




iiuusoN" II. \r -M ii;. co.. iio^ 1 strickt cor. new stki:i-:t. 

tageous market, of which its customers and the ultimate 
consumer reap the benefit in an indirect manner. 

The accompanying cuts will give all readers of this book. 
"Newark, the City of Industry," an excellent idea as to 
the extent and imposing appearance of the plant. 



15; 



C. M. HedJen Co. 

ACU.MrARlSU.X ui tlie cen- 
sus figures for tlie last three 
enumerations will show very clear- 
ly how ra])iflly Xewarl; is forging 
ahead in the manufacturing world. 
and many wise men think the near 
future holds still greater things in 
store, .\mong the industries which 
have hel])ed to swell the aggregate 
of men and capital employed in 
turning out commendable prod- 
ucts, is tliL- C. M. llcdden Com- 
pany, engaged in tlie manufacture 
of men's and women's soft fur felt 
hats. It occupies the premises at 
232 to 242 Thirtei-nth avenue. 
where it has a building ec|uipped 
for the economical turning out of 
goods in its line, and gives em- 
ployment to a large number of person: 
in all parts of the L'nited States, as well as in sections of 
the world where Spanish is spoken. 

This business enterprise was fcnmded in the year 1S77. 
by Messrs. Clarence M. Heddcn an<l Charles I. Heddcn. 
as the firm of C. M. liedden & Co.. and was incorporated 
under its present name in Xovembcr. i8y<). The present 
corps of officers is X. !•". Hedden. president and treasurer. 
Clarence M. Hedden. vice-])resident. and W. II. I'itze. 
secretary. These gentlemen are residents of Xewark. and 
are active in ])r()nioting movements for the city's good, and 
general welfare. Their names are found among the sub- 
stantial business men with high class financial ratings. 




l\ .M. IIEDDICN COMPANY. Til IK IKI-.X ril .WK.Nfi;. 



"he i)roduct is sold 



J. ivummell Co. 



A 




I. KLMMixi. ((i.\ii'.\.\v 1'i:nm.\(J'jo.\ cok. DAWSON STKi:i;r. 



STKlKlXti illustration of the growth and i>n)gress 
of a business concern for many consecutive vears is 
found in the organization of the j. Rummell Co. This had 
a rather unpretentious beginning when, in 1873. several 
young men. each with .$100 to invest, started a small co- 
operative business. The location selected was on .\cadem\' 
.-treet. and with what facilities they could get together, tliev 
started the manufacture of hats. Wisdom in managing this 
enterjirise. fair dealing with all with whom lliev traded. 
and careful attention to details, soon won for tlie concern 
a good name, and prosjierity came as a reward. 

In 1891, an incorporated compain 
was formed, and the capital in- 
creased to $200,000. The present 
corj) of officers consists of: ]iresi- 
dent. Jacob Riimmell ; secretary, 
Wilson I,. Jenkins, and treasurer, 
.Mfred '!'. Rnmmell, all of whom 
are Xewark gentlemen, occupving 
iiigh positions in induslria! and 
financial circles. 

The present location of the Inisi- 
ness is at a corner of Pennington 
and Dawson streets, where the con- 
cern utilizes four buildings, the 
main building being a three-storv 
brick structure. Hats are manufac- 

f*"! -v M tured along most approved modern 

||i|JH I'liL-s and sold direct to retailers 

^ J 'iRjHf throughout the United States, from 

"^t^MTi ^ Uli whom there is a large demand for 

VpQfi ^S. ''■'^^^ '^^'s- T"o hundred and fifty 

operatives arc regularly employed 
in the conduct of this useful branch 
of the manifold industries carried 
on so successfully in this city. 




'o,J 



Tke Mansfiela Company 

STAI'ISTICIAXS claim, and with evident justifica- 
tion, that Newark has more chversified industries 
than any other city in the country, and while there is 
invested in manufacturing enterprises throughout the 
state more than 715 millions of dollars, Newark has 
130 millions of this amount. Xo complete enumera- 
tion of our varied nianufactiu'ed products is possible 
m this volume. 

The jMansfield Company has been doing business 
since 1891, and has ex]3erienced an almost uninter- 
rupted growth. It occupies the premises at 227 High 
street at the intersection of Hoyden place, where it 
utilizes three floors aggregating 16,500 square feet of 
floor space. Here the Company is engaged in the 
manufacture of Mansfield's Choice 5c Pepsin Chewing 
Giniis, also a large assortment of high grade ]ienn\- 
gums, always maintaining the same high standard of 
quality, which together with the extensive advertising 
these goods receive annually, tends to place them 
among the leading sellers of the day. The Pure I-'ihmI 
Law is strictly observed in the manufacture of these 
goods, only the best ingredients being used. Its pro- 
ducts are distributed through the jcibbing trade, and 
enjoy the distinction of being sold in all first-class 
stores throughout the country. 

The officers of the Company are. bred W. Leef, of New 
York City, president and treasurer: .\liram S. Post, of New 




THE .MANSFIKLD COill'ANV, HIGH STKEKT. 



York, vice-president : 
treasurer, and Tohn 1 



b'rederick J. Warburton, assistant 
Chapman, of Irvington, secretary. 



1 ne Bascn (^ Oreenfield Co. 

IT is not onlv surprising, but interestuig as well, to olj- 
ser\'e Imw nuich can be achieved by the virtues of energy, 
intelligence and well directed effnrt, no matter what de- 
partment I if industry thev may be applied to. A cnncern 
which has been growing steadily frnm year to _\'ear, is The 
Rasch & Cirecnfield Co., manufacturers of shoddies and 




flocks and dealers in wool stock. The business Ijegan in a 
rather small wa_\- in 1885. but by fair dealing and commend- 
able methods, had gained so much within a few years that 
ni i88<). an incorporated company, with $100,000.00 capital, 
was formed. The founders of the enterprise were Chas. 
J. Pasch and Leo D, Greenfield. The officers of the com- 
pany at present are: President, Al. H. ISaumgarten, who re- 
sides in Hoboken : vice-president, F. L. Murdock, of Wor- 
cester, Alass., and secretary-treasurer, Chas. J. Basch, 
of New York L'ity. They are alert 
and progressive business men who 
liave the respect of the coiumunity. 
The com]3any's plant consists of ten 
buildings, 28 to 46 Summer Ave- 
nue, 59 to 67 Seventh .V venue and 
No. 58 Crane Street, there being an 
acre of ground space in use. The 
corporation owns all the land and 
buildings, which ar,' equipped with 
the most modern machincr\' and 
also has its own electric light plant, 
and gives employment to over one 
hundred persons. 

Its prdilucts are well and favor- 
ably known {n ilie trade through- 
out the country. This is one of 
the concerns which helps to make 
Newark ])rosperous, as its help 



THE B.-\SCH \ GREEXEIEI.I) CO., SE\ENTH A\T:.\L'E. 



Steady employment. 



154 



M. \V. Simonson Co. 

IX every branch of trade and commerce certain firms, 
corporations and companies stand out from tlie rest and 
are generally recognized as thoroughly representative of the 
best interests in their line. Such a house is the M. W. 
Simonson Co., a concern that commands a position in the 
very best ranks of Newark's dealers in hay. grain and feed. 

This business was started in 1888. by M. W. Simonson. 
who has ever since been identified witli it. and has been 
instrumental in developing it to its present prominent jiosi- 
tion. The company is now an incorjiorated concern with 
$125,000.00 capital, and occupies commodious quarters at 
118 and 120 I-Velinghuysen avenue. Mr. Simonson is i)resi- 
dent of the company and James Mull is the efficient 
secretary-treasurer, an estimable citizen of Newark, with 
residence at 69 Alpine street. 

The M. W. Simonson Company is shipi)er and receiver of 
grain, hay. straw, mill feeds and produce, and have elevator, 
mills and storehouses on the I.ehigh X'alley Railroad. ISe- 
side its main office on I'relinghuysen avenue, it maintains 
a branch office at I'emi \'an. .\. \'. 

The many years of e.\perience in this particular line has 
gained for the company a broad knowledge as to the most 
desirable markets for obtaining choice farm products of the 
nature handled, which enables the com|)any to serve its 
patrons with the best that the market atTords. The company 
takes a ])ardonable pride in (|uick deliveries. It 
holds a membershi]) in the New ^'ork rnuluce I-lxchange. 



A. Shifman UT* Bro. 

THERE are a great many lines of goods manufactured 
in Newark and elsewhere which appeal to only a small 
number of persons, but to this general remark the firm of 
A. .Sjiifman & P.ro. is a noted exception. The\- are placing 
on the market a class of ])roducts which arc of interest to 
peo])le of all conditions, and which are earning a good 
name in the wide territory through which they are sold. 

The business of .\. Shifman iK: llro. was established in 
1900 at Elizabeth])ort. but later was moved to its pre^icnt 
l(X-ation. 2-,-2~ Shii)man street. Newark. The meml>ers of 
this firm ;ire Aliraham Shifman and Samuel Shifman. i)oth 
of whom have many friends in this city. They are classed 
among our successfid and enterprising manufacturers and 
have most encouraging prospects for future years. 

The goods made at this factory are all kinds of mattresses 
and bedding, and to i)ro]K'rly execute this work suitable 
machinery has been installed. Mattresses in several sizes 
are made of excelsior, cotton, felt, hair an<l tloss, and all 
goods sent out are carefully inspected before shipping, this 
being the practice since the beginning of the business. 

The building occupied is a four-story one. 46 by lOO feet 
in dimensions and affording about 15.000 square feet of 
floor space. There are twenty-five persons regularlv em- 
|)loyed. who are familiar with the l)usiness in all its branches, 
and know how to perform their work accurately and with- 
out waste of time. The products of the factory are sold to 
the general trade in several eastern cities. 



A. W. Faber 



Tlll^RE is jirobably no business enteri)ri>e in Newark 
which has been in ojieration so many consecutive 
years and which is so generally known throughout the 
civilized world as that of .\. W. I'aber. While practicall\- 
everybody associates the name I'aber with a lead pencil, 
there are com|)aratively few i)ersons who think of this 
produce as an outimt of a factory locate<l in Newark. 




A. \V. IWUICU, DICKIiRSO.X STRICICT. 



The headquarters of the A. W . I'ahcr business is at 
.Stein, near Nuremburg. ( lermany. The enterprise was 
founded one hundred and fifty-one years ago. The |iresent 
owner is Count .Alexander \'on Faber Castell, and his 
wife. Countess Ottilie. Their .American representative is 
Henry Tera. jr.. who has his offices in the .Newark plant 
and makes his home in East Orange. 

He is a member of the Newark Flnard of 'Trade and a 
gentleman of |)ronu'nence hel])ing in every civic mo\ement. 
Agencies of this concern have been 
established in all the larger cities of 
the wnrld and a staff of eight travel- 
ing salesmen look after the interests 
of the business in the I'nited States. 
The .Newark plant and general ofifices 
are at the corner of Dickerson and 
Meeker streets, where the companv 
owns a four-story building of modern 
construction and employs 100 persons. 
The jjroducts of the house are i)en- 
cils, rubber bands, erasers, \wu hold- 
ers, rulers, etc., and the Newark 
lirancli is the rubber department of the 
luiropean house, inanufacturing rub- 
ber bands, erasers and other station- 
ers' rubber goods as well as beintr the 
distributing centre for all their various 
lines in the United States. The New 
^'ork office is located at the corner 
of lw)nrtli avenue and 17th street. 



'OJ 



Jaburg Cy Bernnard 

HOLDING a foremost positinn 
aniiing the )namifaeUinng en- 
terprises of Newark', is tlie firm of 
Jaburs^ & llernhanl. wlio nn Au- 
gust I4tli, \t)\2. ae(|uire(l the ulil 
estabhshed firm of L. 11. Uest Co.. 
418 Central Avenue, whieh was 
started in • )ctiiher, i8i)S, by Leon- 
ard 11. I'.est. 

The jjresent firm ennsists of three 
partners; Charles jaburg, Sr.. 
Charles Jabtirg, jr., and S. Llern- 
hanl, of New ^■ork, 23-25 East 21st 
street, at which aildress i> found the 
salesrooms of the firm, the general 
offices having been moved to the 
faetiiry in this city. 

The original location of the fac- 
tory was at the corner of Orange ^- . ^v -:v- - 
and High streets. It now iiccui)ies 
a fine modern building of bricU 
constrncticn and is equipped in a 

most n])-to-date manner. The liusiness carried on is the 
manufacture nf infants' and children's wear, specifically 
dresses and skirt--. This firm has far more than a local 
reputation, as it is known all over the L'nited States. Can- 
ada and I'.ritisli Columbia. 

Tt makes the highest grade of infants' wear in this cnun- 
try, and has over one Inmilred employees. 

Recently there has been (|uite a trade developed in the 
new possessions df the Cniteil States — Hawaiian Nlands. 

Offices are also maintained in San Francisco. 





iN'KW .\IU< EML!K0IUI';i':V WIlRKS, Sllll'.MAN SIKl'IKT. 



JAUURG & BERNII.\K1), ll-.\TK.\L .WICX fl-.. 

Ne^varK EmDroiaery Works 

AC(_)NCL1\.\' in .Newark engaged in manufacturing, is 
kn(.iwn a> the Newark Embroidery Works and occupies 
commodious quarters at 78-82 Shipman street. Since 1881 
this enterprise has been a feature in local industrial circles 
and during recent years, has given employment to aljnul 
twn liundred nperatives. The i)lant consists of three Ijuild- 
ings and an extension, affording a total of 200,000 square 
feet of floor space, for offices and manufacturing. 

Here are manufactured a line of 
handkerchiefs and embroideries 
which include a great variety of 
goods and which find their way into 
many cities of the land. Distri- 
bution of the handkerchiefs and em- 
brdideries is made through jubbers 
and large retailers. 

The company maintains offices at 
415 liroadwaw New York City, 
from which point sales are made, 
and much of the business of the 
ciincern transacted. I'he men 
whose capital, brains and energy 
have developed this enterprise and 
who still are the sole pr(i|)rietnr^ 
ai'e 1 lernian iM.irnemann, Sr., \\m. 
\. I'ldrnemaim and Herman Borne- 
m;inu. Jr., sons of Herman Txirne- 
mann. Thev are Newark gentle- 
men of acknowledged business ca- 
])abilities and financial standing 
prominently figuring among the 
leading manufacturers nf embroid- 
ery. The family residence is at 574 
1 1 it'll street. 



156 



General J3aking Co. 

OXI-; (if the busiest industries in 
ali busy Xewark is the (ien- 
eral Hailing Com])any's jilant at 244 
ti) J50 \\'a\erly avenue. Tiiis con- 
cern is part i)t a large business con- 
ducted under the same title with 
head |uarters at 30 Church street, 
Xew \'ork L'ity. The Xewark de- 
partment was founded in June. 1902. 
by Messrs. George l\. Nicholas. 
Jose])li. Jr.. and John X. Weber, 
rile ])reniises occupied and known 
as the Weber I'.akery contains 
over 42.000 stpiare feet of tloor 
space and extends from W'averly 
aveiuie in Wiuans avenue. The 
various sections of the ]>uilding. 
two stories in lieight are /^ x 108. 
75 X fK). and 66 .\ 60 ft. in dinien- 
sion>.. to which in 1910 a three- 
story addition was built. whiL-h was 
found necessary to meet the de- 

ruands of the business. The present baking cajiacity is 
350,000 loaves of bread ])er week. Two general deliveries 
are ma<Ie daily to the retailers, thus assuring patrons pro- 
ducts fresh from the oven. To make prom])t distribution of 
the various brands of their bread, the company have their 
own stables containing forty-seven horses and forty wagons. 
The factory and delivery service is conducted under strictly 
modern and sanitary conditions. The business in general 
is coiulncted exclusively along the wholesale line. 




i;i;ni:k.\i. is.xkinc, cd.. w.wkki.v .wicni'i;. 



I.Po 



meroy 



Co. 




I. I'O.MKKOV C(.)M1'.\.NV, II.VLSEV STREET. 



O.XM of the best known concerns in this cnuntry engaged 
ni the manufacliue of writing inks, mucilage, pastes, 
s.a ing waxes, etc.. is the I. I'oineroy ("oni|)any of Xewark. 
This industry was established in 1S7S uikUt ilic name ol 
I'onierov & Son, the sole members nf tile firm being Isaac 
I'omeroy and Charles T. I'omerii). I pon the death ot 
Isaac I'onierov in 1904. the head of the house became Dr. 
Charles Taylor I'limerov. the Mi]\'i\ing member nt 
the original tirm. .\ii incorporated company with 
increased cajjital stock had been formed in 1896. 
and the scoi)e of the business enlarged. 

The present officers of the coni])any are Presi- 
dent and Treasurer. Dr. Charles Ta)ior I'omeroN, 
who has now had tliirty-live years' experience in the 
ink business, and Secretary, (i. II. I'omeroy. There 
is. i^erhaps. no name more closely allied with the ink 
hiis'in'ss tln-'iughniit the I'.ast. lh:m that of romeniv. 
and this is the only company in nperalinn in which 
there is aiiv one of that name. 

The enmp.Tin- manufaclnrt-s writing Huids, inks,, 
t\pewriter ribbons, carbon ];apers, mucilages, pastes, 
sealing waxes and other commodities along this 
line and has a registered trade mark. These goods 
are put uj) in large and small (|uantities ready for 
sale by the general trade. This comjiaiiy's inks have 
a market in man\- sections of the Cnited -Stales, and 
in Iuiro])e as well. 

The coni|)any occupies commodious and well 
cquipjied (|uarters on I ialsey street, Xos. 264 and 
26f). where about eight thousand s<|uare feet of 
lloor s])ace are used in the mamifacture of these 
products, the office being connected with Long 
Distance Telephone 402 J. 



Newark Rug nV^ orks 

IT is a well-known fact thai almost every form of manu- 
factured product is turned out of the busy factories of 
"Newark, the City of Industry," and one such product 
that this article especially emphasizes, is the Fluff Rug, 
made by the Newark Rug Company, with office and factory 
located at 146 Avon avenue, and having telephone connec- 
tions "74 VVaverly." The business was started in Decem- 
ber, 1909, by C. R. and J. M. Conkling. the present pro- 
prietors, who have Ijeen accorded a gratifying patronage 
from people in Newark and surrounding suburbs. 

C. R. Conkling brought to the business an experience ex- 
tending over nineteen years. His former home was in 
Des Moines. Iowa, where he had been thus engaged. 

The present business occujjies the entire two-story build- 
ing at the intersection of Avon ami Jellift avenues, where a 
floor space ^t, x 200 feet gives ample room for needed 
machiner\', etc. Rugs from one foot to twelve feet wide 
and any length desired are turned out, and th<.)ugh ma<le 
from old ingrain or brussels car])ets or chenille curtams, 
are not only most tlurable and economical, but most iileas- 
ing in appearance. The concern thoroughly understands the 
different makings of carpeting, and how each shoulfl be 
prepared for manufacture into high grade rugs. 

It is equipped with machinery of the latest type, some of 
which is its own invention, and it can thus turn out not only 
the usual fluff' rug, but rugs of s])ecial design, which are 
particularlv pretty. .Vll rugs made are reversible. b(5th sides 
being alike, which adds to their value as a floor covering, 
and mav be found in some of our best homes. 



The Eureka Cement Company 

Ti I E diversity of the products turned out of the manu- 
facturing plants of Newark each year is a matter of 
interest and pride to its citizens and is no small feature in 
connection with its industrial prosperity. 

One of the business interests which is of an unusual 
kind is that known as the Eureka Cement Co. 

Established in 1888 by James A. Law, the business of 
making rubber cements for the slioe. hat. leather, silk, cloth, 
automobile and kindred trades, and special solutions to 
meet any and all conditions, has progressed and been de- 
veloped along conservative lines, and has put Mr. Law in 
a position to be justly prcjud of the product of his factory. 

It is an exacting business, but twenty-four years of 
experiment and experience has -brought its formula to 
the present state of perfection, and Mr. Law's personal 
supervision guards it against laxness of (|uality and protects 
it against non-uniformit}'. 

All shij)nients oi cements stand the acid test of quality, 
while in the relation between goods delivered, service ren- 
dered and the price paid, the entire product is always 
sold on condition that it must prove satisfactory or be 
returned at the firm's expense. 

The building occupied at the corner of Emmet street and 
Avenue A, is a large structure. 73 x 100 feet in extent, and 
well equipped for the work in hand. 

Mr. Law is a Newark gentleman, and throughout his 
business life of nearly a quarter of a century, making 
rubber cements exclusively, has always shown an active 
interest in the growth and progress of this community. 



Firm of rl. iTaussling 

THE largest mineral water establishment in Newark, is 
that operated by the firm of H. Haussling, an incorpora- 
ted concern doing business at 22 Arlington street. This 
is one of the old-established business houses of the city, the 
original location being at the corner of Arlington street and 
Springfield avenue, though the present premises have been 
occupied since 1890. The founder of the business and the 
president of the company is the Hon. Jacob Haussling, Mayor 
of Newark, a public spirited citizen who has the respect of 
the entire coininunity. The secretary and treasurer of the 
company is Moses Reichman. who has been associated with 
the business two years. He is a man of prominence, and 
holds office as a member of the Hoard of .\ssessment am) 
Revision of Taxes. 

The company has a capital invested in the business of 
$150,000 anfl has a large and flourishing trade. Its buildings, 
one being 200x50 feet in extent and one story high, the others 
25x100 and three stories high, afford a total of 17.500 square 
feet of floor space, and are ec|uippe(l with the most modern 
and up-to-date machinery, including an automatic machine 
for filling bottles, which fills and caps sixty boxes of bottles 
per day. Other automatic machines are now being installed. 
The plant has a capacity of 1. 000 boxes a day. P.eside mineral 
water, ginger a'e. etc.. a s]iecial feature is Haussling's \\\h\ 
Cherry, which has a very wide reputation as a health drink. 




l-'n<.\I o:-^ 11. Il.M'SSLINC, ARLIiXCTON STREET. 



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Imperial Laundry Co. 

Tills is a unique institution worthy 
of a prominent place ni any re- 
view of the city's business interests. 
This company is an incorporated con- 
cern, and began business on March 3. 
1903, in a plant of modest capacity at 
its present location at the corner of 
Gould avenue and Soutli 14th street. 
Tiie ijlant to-day, however, rejiresents 
an investment of $100,000.00. The 
managers, who arc residents of this 
section have had long e.xperience in 
the laundry business, holding a con- 
trolling interest in a laundry in I'itts- 
burgh. whose business they have built 
up to a point where it exceeds that of 
any competitor, and although the Xew- 
ark enterprise is but nine years old. it 
already occupies a similar command- 
ing position in this city. 

l-"irst. liecause the C(|uipnicnt has been maintained at the 
highest possible standard, and in no department is it in- 
ferior in any respect, or in any detail to that of any com- 
|)etitor. On the contrary, in many important detaih its 
methotis are suiierlativc. 

Second. In the .selection of materials, the company uses 
only those of the very liighest f|uality. .\'i> destructive 
bleaches or other hannful materials are jjermitted to be 
used, in wliich respect this plant is distinctly different from 




IMPKRIAr, L.\l M1K1 (llM|■\^^ 



ipi Lii .wi.M I-: A.M) soriii 14T11 sTUiarr. 



the great majority of laundries. 

Third. The jjlant is the best lighted and best vemil;il<.d in 
the city. I'.ecause of this fact, and because it pays the 
highest wages of any laundry in this vicinity, botli for in- 
side and outside em|)lo\ces, the very best class of hel]) are 
attracted to it. 

Tliese, with the efficient otficc force and delivery service 
makes a combinatitm that accounts for the exceptional 
success and popularity of the company. 



J. Cnem ^ Company 

A.\" interesting and widely varied class of i)ro(lucts are 
being made at the up-to-date factory of J. Chein & 
Company, located at the intersection of Passaic and Reynolds 
avenue. Harrison Station, Newark. This business has been 
in successful o])eration for about ten years, and moved in 




J. CHEIN" & CO.MI'A.NV, HARRI.SOX STATIO.V 



May, ujio, to its present location from 413 and 415 West 
['•roadway. Since acquiring its own ])lant the company con- 
structed a necessary addition to its factory and also a large 
metal decorating plant to do its own decorating. The com- 
pany now does all of its own W'ork. with the exception of 
making tin plate, and even makes its own i);Kking bo.xes and 
the cases. 'i"he articles mainifactured are Steel Toys and 
-Metal .Advertising .Xovelties of num- 
erous kinds. The company has the 
rei>utation of making the mci>t per- 
fect toy of any concern of its kind iti 
the country. 

The com])any owns the land, fac- 

^— - tory buildings and entire e(|uipment. 

M V The buildings have an aggregate of 

=5v •~-— 75.000 scjuare feet of floor space. 

J I ^ The company emi)loys over 200 hands. 

I \ The concern w-as incorporated in 

,"^ I ^ 1903 for $5,000, later increased to 

rj 1 J m^^^ $25,000. This is its nominal cai)ital 

■' tSt" _J^^^^B st(jck. the actual investment being 

over $150,000. The pre.Mdent i> 

lulius Chein and the secretary and 

treasurer E. 11. Cliein. who reside in 

.\lontclair. .X. J. 

The output is sold through large 
jobbing houses and sales agents and 
to -some of the largest retailers. 




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Oriental Rug Co. 

THIS i> the peril h1 in the hi^tor\' of our counlry when 
we are recovering from our extravagance and learn- 
ing the wisdom of making useful things from what had 
been formerly iliscarded. Take for example a concern like 
the Oriental Rug Co. Here the visitor may see beautiful 
rugs of durable i|uality being made from what in former 
years had been legarded as worthless. This company has 
been doing an increasing business since i8y8 and has earned 
a first-class name in the business world. The sole owner 
and manager of this enterprise is John .\. White, who is 
recognized as a progressive business man and a valuable 
citizen who has the respect of the puh'.ic. 

The Oriental Rug Company's plant is on llackett Street, 
opposite 250 Plane Street, where two floors are occupied 
and a total of thirty persons given employment. Here rugs 
of many sizes, colors and designs are manufactured from 
old carpets, at a figure which is but fair, and which makes 
the rug cost the owner much less than its real value. The 
companv has its own wagons which call for and deliver 
free in Newark, :\Iontclair, Elizabeth, Harrison, Irvington, 
lUoomfield, < ilcn Ridge, \>rona. Cedar Crove, Caldwell, 
Jersey City, Bayonne and all the Oranges. 

The kinds of carj^ets used in making rugs include iu- 
grain, brussels, tapestry, wilton, velvet, and stair carpet. 
Chenille curtains and portieres are also used, and the fin- 
ished rug is usually a surprise and always a good invest- 
ment to all owners. The territory over wdiich this com- 
pany operates includes many sections not lifted above, and 
carpets are frequently received by freight from consider- 
able distance. A folder containing jirices, shipping in>^truc- 
tions, etc., may be obtained by any interested party upon 
application. 



Jersey Paving Corporation 

IX tins era of nation-wide interest in good road^ and 
unproved public highways, it is not surjirisjig that the 
concerns engaged along this line should be among the busi- 
est of industries. One of the local business houses thus 
engaged is the Jerse\- I'aviug Ccrjjoration, with head- 
quarters at 127-135 l-"relinghuysen avenue. This corpora- 
tion had its start in ii;05, and the following members have 
been interested in it ^ince then: F. E. D. Keplinger, who is 
president and treasurer of the compan\-, U.S. Reukert, who 
is vice-president, and M. Teter, who is secretary. These 
are prominent jjeople who are alert and progressive and 
have a well established reputation for integrity of business 
methods. They are actively interested in the city's growth 
and development and in hearty accord with those move- 
ments advanced for this purpose. Air. Keplinger, a native 
of Ohio, came from Canton to Newark in 1910. Mr. 
Renkert still resides in Canton. Al. I'eter is a native of 
Newark. The compau)- does a general contracting business 
and deals in paving brick and block, builders' supplies and 
masons' materials. It undertakes and carries to a satis- 
factorv completion large contracts in road and street work, 
and has the largest equipment in Newark for this line of 
business. It employs a large force of men and is ready 
at short notice to begin work in its line anywhere. 

The contracts which the company has handled reflect 
great credit on its ability and excellent management. 



Jos. J. Messer 




JOS. J. MF.SSER, Cl^NTKAI. .WKNUK. 



ANY enter])rise making products used to beautify the 
home, deserves a position in the front ranks of a city's 
business interests. Such a concern in Newark is conducted 
by Jos. J. Messer. at 457 to 463 Cen- 
tral avenue. This business was begun 
by the present proprietor in 1897 and 
has experienced an almost uninter- 
ru])ted growth and expansion. 

The line of work engaged in is that 
of cabinet work, mantels and tiling. 
.\ny property owner who desires to see 
beauty and comfort in his home, cannot 
fail to be interested in an inspection of 
the goods here made and shown. .Ar- 
tistic mantels in various designs are dis- 
pla\ed, and their rarity covers every 
class needed in the cosy cottage or the 
stately mansion. The business is car- 
ried on in the building containing 12,- 
coo sq. ft. of floor space at the ab:ive 
number built and owned by .Mr. Mes- 
ser, and is thoroughly ecjuipiieil for 
the economical and rapid turning out 
of an\' product in this line. Some of 
Newark's ])rettiest homes contain cal)i- 
net work, mantels, tiling, etc., which 
came from this establishment and have 
always been a source of pleasure to the 
t)wner. 



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Morris Mfg. Co. 

IIK geographical position uf New- 
ark makes it a strong maiuifac- 
turiiig and distributing centre, and its 
products are known over all civilized 
portions of the globe. One of the old 
established concerns of the city is 
that of the Morris Manufacturing Co. 
now occupying the premises at lo to 
18 Cross street. This business en- 
terprise was established over thirty- 
eight years ago, the original firm be- 
ing Morris & Clark, and the loca- 
tion of the business being at that time 
on Morris and Essex R. R. avenue-^. 
This continued for a time and when 
a change became necessary a move 
was made to 416 Broad street, and 
the present title, the Morris Manufac- 
turing Co., was taken. The enterprise 
began at this time to be under the 
direct management of Benjamin Mor- 
ris, the father of the present owner. 

Upon his death, in Xovembcr, i<jo«;. his .son. Howard K. 
Morris, became the head of the business and has conducted 
it in a manner to gain not only financial success, but the high 
esteem of the business world generally. 

The com])any is engaged in manufacturing caskets and 
other undertaker's sui)])!ies. and in this work has si.xty em- 
ployees busy, an<l utilizes a floor space of 10.000 square feet. 

The caskets, and other goods manufactured here are sold 
throughout the New England .States. Pennsylvania. Xew 
Jersey. Delaware and the District of Columbia. A new and 
finely illustrated catalogue is ready for distribntioii. 




MoKKis .\ii-(;. CO.. CROSS sruiarr. 



New^ Jersey Engraving Co., Inc. 

TllLS conceiii i^ mI leeeiit (nigin, and has already created 
for itself a rei)utati(>n for ])roducing superior photo 
engravings, including half-tones, line cuts, wood engraving 
and designing. It has the advantage of new and proper 
ec|uipment, thus assuring highly satisfactory results in all 
branches of the work. 

The men at the head of this enterprise are John II. 
llagen, president, and l-"rcderick (label, secretary. 

The cuts used in this book were made hv this comnanv. 




.NEW JERSEY ENGRAVING CO., IXC, 280-284 I'L.\.N'K STREET. 

161 



NV^illiam Gaucn &' bon 

A BUSINESS which is typical of .\c\vari<, a progressive 
and growing city, is that carried on liy Wihiani ('laucli 
iK- Son, at 61 to 65 Xew Jersey Railroad avenue. 

it is more than three decades since this enterprise was 
started. The original location was at the intersection of 
East Mechanic and I'.ruen streets. Here the business re- 
mained until 1904, when it was moved to its present loca- 
tion, Cn-65 New Jersey Railroad avenue. The i)roprietors 
are William Gauch and Walter Gauch, both Newark gentle- 
men, the former residing at 474 Aft. Prospect avenue, the 
latter at 217 llelleville avenue, and both held in high esteem 
in Inisiness anil social circles. 

While the enterprise with which they are connected is an 
extensive one. furnishing emiiloyment to seventy-five persons, 
efforts are now under way for the enlargement of the busi- 
ness, to meet the demands of a rapidly growing patronage. 
Two floors, aggregating 10.000 square feet of floor space 
are utilized, and are well equipped for the work in hand. 

The business is the making of jjaper boxes, and the pro- 
duct is widely diversified, including boxes of many sizes, 
styles, colors, and c|ualities. 

During the many years these goods have been on the 
market thev have won for themselves a reputation which is 
a valuable asset to the firm. A traveling salesman is regu- 
larly employed who looks after patrons' wants in Newark, 
New York and Elizabeth. 



The Progressive Paper Jjox Co. 

Tlll'^RE has never been a period in tlie world's history 
when there was such a demand as at present for con- 
tainers for the various products jiut on the market by the 
vast number of manufacturers. ISoth sanitary reasons and 
the tlesire to have goods pleasing to the eye. make the de- 
mand for boxes of all kinds unprecedented. 

One of the big and busy Newark concerns is The I'ro- 
gressive Pajjer ISo.x Co.. organized and incorporated in 1901 ; 
its location at that time was on New Jersey R. R. Avenue. 
The officers of the com])any, and the men whose means 
and brains have develoi)ed this enterprise are: President, 
Max Schift'enhaus ; secretary-treasurer, Nathan Schwartz, 
both of whom are favorably known socially. 

In lyo" The Progressive Paper Box Co. moved its plant 
to the building at the corner of Seventeenth avenue and 
Poyd street, where it occupies three floors with an aggre- 
gate of 17.400 s(.|uare feet of floor space. Here busy men 
and women turn out i)aper boxes of all descriptions and 
almost everv shaiie, size and color may be seen in the pack- 
ing room where the finished jiroduct starts on its journey 
to many states and cities and eventually find themselves in 
manv widely scattered homes. There are one hundred and 
twentv persons regularly em])loyed here. Beside paper 
boxes, a considerable business is done in making wood cases. 

The capital invested in the enterprise is $25,000 and the 
outlook is highlv encouraging. 



Specialty Paper J3ox Co. 



apei 



industry, with the modern, perfected machinery used, now 
in operation in Newark and other Inisiness centers. 

Tl 1 !■: i)eople of a few generations ago, if they could re- One of the city's busy factories is that known in the com- 

visit the scenes of their labors, would be filled with mercial world as the Specialty Paper Box Co., which was 
amazement and delight, could they see the many hives of formerly known, when started in 1893, as Gordon & Kras- 

cow, Eor several years it has been 
operated by an incorporated com- 
pany, papers of incorporation hav- 
mg been filed in 1899, $25,000 be- 
ing put into the enterprise. The 
president, treasurer and general 
manager of the organization is 
Joseph A. Krascovv, who is a New- 
ark gentleman, and an excellent ex- 
ample of a business man who has 
won success through his able and 
indefatigable efforts. 

The plant is now at 181-189 
Chestnut st., running through to 
\'esey St., and the building is three 
stories in height. There are one 
hundred persons employed, and 
paper bo.xes of' all kinds are manu- 
factured. These goods are distribu- 
ted over (|uite a territory, and while 
large quantities are used by local 
merchants, much is shipped to New 
York, Rochester, N. Y., and Balti- 

SPECIALTY P.VPER P,OX COMPANY, CHESTNUT STREET. more, Md. 




162 



Penn Paper Box Co. 

THAT Newark possesses iiinisual advantages as a mami 
facturing site, is proven beyond dispute, and the pres- 
ence in this city of so many newly estabhslied industries, 
which are ahiiost without exception in a prosperous con- 
(Htion, is a fact which tends to strengthen tliis claim. One 
of the industries inaugurated witliin recent years is the 
Penn Paper Uox Co.. located at tiie intersection of Hamil- 
ton and McW'horter streets. This is an incorporated com- 
l)any capitalized at $50,000.00. It was started and incorpo- 
rated in February, 1 9 10, ajid the business is confined to 
the manufacture of paper boxes of various kinds. There 
are unnmubered uses for paper boxes in these days, and a 
wide field of activity is open before this company. One 
feature of the business is the making of special sizes or 
designs of ])a|)er boxes to fill onlers, in which de])artment 
quite an extensive trade has been Iniilt up. 

The company (jccui)ics one fioor at the above nunilKT. 
where it has 4.500 square feet of fl(x)r space, and new and 
up-to-date maciiinery lias been installed to expedite produc- 
tion and minimize cost. Thirty jjcrsons are em])loyed. 

The ])resi(lcnt of the comi)any is Edwin J. Schocttle, the 
secretary. William C Schocttle. and the treasurer-manager. 
!•". B. Siegfried. The last named gentleman has had years 
of experience in the jjai^er box line, and is deservedly 
popular with the trade. Messrs. Schocttle have also had a 
wide ex|)cricncc in the manufacture of ]ia|)cr boxes, and have 
the confidence of their business associates. 



Henry N. Doolittle 

Willi ihc onward march of civilization more Iteed is 
each year given to the observance of the laws of 
sanitation and the general public is demanding that all 
food stuffs, drugs and indeed manufactured articles of all 
descriptions shall he placed on the market in as cleanly 
and attractive a manner as possible. In pursuance of this 
idea there is a constant demand for wood boxes, paper boxes 
and cartons in which merchandise is to be marketed. 

A manufacturing concern engaged in producing bo.xes of 
various kinds is that of which Henry X. Doolittle is the 
proprietor and manager. This enlrrprise is located at 31 
Bruen street, this being at a corner of I'ruen and Hamilton 
streets. The business was established in 1870 by Mr. 
Doolittle, at 271 Market street and was moved to the i)resent 
address in 1888. .A. five-story building, affording ai)proxi- 
malely 15.000 square feet of floor space, is in use at tiiis 
location, and the business is in a llourishing condition. The 
out|)Ut consists of wood and paper Ijoxes of every descrip- 
tion, all being sold in and around Newark. 

The persons emi)loyed number from thirty to fifty, ac- 
cording to the season, llie l.irger number being re(|ui'"ed 
for the fall and winter trade. The employes are an intelli- 
gent class of workers, ])ro(lncing a sujjerior line of ])rodncts 
from carefully selected stock. 

Mr. Doolittle has been a resident of Newark for the 
past forty years, and is iielil in high esteem here. He is a 
native of C"onnecticnt. 



bcniTTenhaus i3rotners 



O 



Max SchifFenhaus. In 181^3 .Ma.x ScliilfenlKius witiidrew 
and William Schiffenhaus continued under tlie same name 
\ !•! of the city's well-oiabli.shed manufacturing ])lants of SchifFenhaus Bros., making extensive imi)rovements in 



which has had its share in building u]) the prestige of 
Newark is the business of Schift'enhaus Bnjs.. which was 
started in 1895. ''^^ members of the firm being William ami 



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sciiifi"i;nii.\u.s p.rothkrs, .north 4x11 A.vn dickersox sts. 



the works. He is the sole pro])rietor, and prominently 

known to all in tlie trade. 

William .SchilTenhaus is a native of Newark, and ranks 
among the city's ])rogrcssive busi- 
ness men and public s])irite(l citizens. 
Their original location was in .Vcad- 
emy street, but in 1909 the business 
was moved to the present address at 
the corner of North 4lh and 
Dickerson streets. There a three- 
story building with a frontage of 
145 feet on 4th street and 100 feet 
on Dickerson street is owned and 
occupied by the "concern. Mr. 
Schififenhaus gives his ])ersonal 
supervision to the business and 
sees that all jiatrons are accorded 
fair and courteous treatment. 

The enterprise is engaged in the 
manufacture and sale of wood and 
paper boxes of all kinds, making 
a particular specialty of paper and 
wood cases for the hat trade. The 
l)roduct is disposed of to the gen- 
eral trade and finds a market in 
several cities. 



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beeley 1 ube ty 13ox Company 



WJIILE statistics show that hut live ])i'r cent, of the 
world's population are within our ixinlers, thirty-five 
[jer cent, of tlie total number of the world's manufactories 
are located in the United States. This wonderful industrial 
activity, due in a measure to our extensive and varied 
natural resources, is directly accountable to the executive 
ability, financial acumen and energy of our manufacturers. 
As a manufacturing center, Newark stands prominentl\' 
in the jjuhlic eye. not only on account of the volume but 
the wide diversit\' of its manufactured products. 



The output of the Seeley Tube & l>ox Company, consist- 
ing as it does of paper boxes, paper tubes, paper cans, 
paper cores and paper specialties of unusual construction, 
is required to a considerable extent by many of the manu- 
facturing concerns of our city. Their field of operation is 
not, however, entirely local — their products being demanded 
in all parts of the cinnitry. liut more particularlv in manu- 
facturing centers. 

There has never been an era in the world's history when 
containers of all sizes and shapes were in such wide de- 




SEELEY TIT.E & 1!0X CI).MI'.\X\', CEX'IK.VL .WEXTE, 



One of the city's industries worthy of note is the Seeley 
Tube & Box Co., located at 342 to 352 Central avenue. This 
industry was incorporated in 1905, its original location being 
at the intersection of Fourth avenue and Ogden street. In 
1910 it removed to 342 to 352 Central avenue, where the 
extensive an<l substantial building above shown had been 
erected for its particular and increasing requirements. 
This comparatively new plant is not only fully equipped 
with thoroughly up-to-date and special machinery for its 
requirements, but has also installed all modern requisites 
for the health and safety of its employees. 



mand as at present. This is largely due to public education 
along sanitary lines and a flesire on the part of the manu- 
facturer to place his products on the market in a cleanlv 
manner. The feature, too. of attractive appearance of 
manufactured gootls is an incentive to dealers to place their 
wares before the ])urchasing public in such a manner 
as to please the eye. Hence these conditions have given 
rise to the almost unlimited demand for ]3aper boxes, paper 
cans, paper tubes. ])a])er cartons, etc.. and the Seeley Tube 
& Box Co is among the m;nn- manufactiu'ers engaged in 
supplying this demand. 



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1 he iNe^vark Cork XV orkf 



OXE of the most important features in the daily business 
life of any large coninumity is to be found in the 
strength and solidity of its various manufacturing industries 
— these enterprises which furnish a means of livelihood to 
the brain and brawn of the city or town, and which distrib- 
ute their products to the benefit of people in many sections 
of the country. In this respect Newark is exceptionally for- 
tunate, possessing as it does, so many stanch and thoroughly 
reliable manufacturing industries. 

Prominent among these is the .Vcwark Cork Works, a 
concern of which it is merely a recognized fact to state, that 
it is Xew Jersey's leading cork importer and manufacturer. 
Some years ago this business was started in a rather small 
way and has been so capably managed as to market its 
output easily and stea<lily increase its field of activity. 



interests. Mi'. llicriui.'inplel lias ix'cn an alclenuan fur years, 
serving on the Public ISuildings Committee, Municipal Com- 
mittee and Legislative Committee, and has charge of Centre 
Market for which enterprise he is always ])lanning big- 
things and is very ])opular there. 

The Xewark Cork Works on liarbara and Komorn streets, 
occupy a two-story building with loo feet frontage on Bar- 
bara street and 175 feet on Komorn street, with a depth of 
200 feet. Plans, however, are now under way for the erec- 
tion of a four-story building of modern t\i)e, thoroughly 
fireproof, which shall contain newest automatic machinery, 
most of it invented and patented by Albert H. Biertuempfel. 

This company was the originator of reasonable prices for 
highest grades of cork and over 80% of the highest grade 
prescrii>tion and wine corks consumed in this State are manu- 







Till-: NKWAKK CORK WORKS. I;.\RI1.\R.\ SI. K) KO.MUKN ST. 



The business was inaugurated by Arnold and .\lbert II. 
Iliertuempfel, under the name of Biertuempfel Bros., its 
original location being on Bremen street, and all cutting of 
corks at that time being done by hand. Tn 1904, to meet 
the demands of a rapidly growing business an incorporated 
company was formed, and the capital stock has twice been 
changed since then, and at the present time, has reached 
$200,000. The president of the coni]ian_\ is Richard A. 
Hensler, and the secretary and treasurer is Albert PI. Bier- 
tuempfel, who also has the active management of the busi- 
ness. These gentlemen are Xewark residents, men of push 
and business ability, financial strength and progressive ideas, 
and thoroughly representative of the city's best industrial 



factured and sold by the Newark Cork Works. The com- 
])any makes now 1.200 kinds of corks and many cork special- 
ties, also utilizing all their cork waste into a marketable pro- 
duct of ]3acking of various kinds. The output of their regu- 
lar lines is from seven to eight million per week. .\ special 
feature has been developed in the making of .stoppers for 
soda and beer bottles, as many as 18,000 of these being 
turned out in an hour by a certain machine automatically. 

In conjunction with these lines, Mr. Biertuempfel has 
now incorporated another branch of the business under the 
name of ''The United Corrugated Pajjer Packing Co.." which 
is to take care of the making of bottle wrappers, crating and 
partitions for the shipping of bottles. 



16,^ 



N 



CAV Jersey 



Ice C 



ream 



Co. 



TIM'", urioinal start uf the Xcw Jcrscv Ice Cream Co. 
was (111 l'"ront street, No. i.V- lliere the concern was 
burned out and those interested bought the lots now occu- 
pied on Mt. Pleasant avenue. Frank Wadsworth, Samuel 
J. Campbell and George H. Fritz were originators. 

A building 40 x So feet in dimensions, a three-story brick 
structure, which was the original site of the business on 
this street, ami which now contains the general offices, the 




N. J. ICE CRE.\M CO., 303-313 Mr. t'l,KAS.\.\ T .WENUE 

ice houses and the place where famous ice creams of various 
flavors are manufactured. In summer, from («> U> 120 tons 
of ice are useil daily, in the production nf immense 
(|uantities of ice cream. The company <nvns either ice 
houses in the cnuntry, one located at New Hampton, X. A'., 
and one at Turners, N. Y., aggregate cajjacity of which is 
30,000 tons. 

In addition to these many interesting features, the cimi- 
pany also has its ow-n creameries, located in Mansfield, I'a., 
and Seely Creek, N. Y.. and receives its supply of fresh 
cream daily direct from these creameries, thus assuring a 
large quantity of fresh, pure, rich cream. 

The factory ])ro]3er, which is devoted to the making of 
ice cream, is spotlessly clean, everything used in connection 
with the work being immaculate, the equijiment, too, is of 
the best character. The Mixing Room is located on the 
second floor and contains, among other machines, two large 
German silver mixing tanks, holding 150 gallons each. After 
the cream, sugar and Havor has been measured into the tanks 
and thoroughly mixed by means of two dashers located in 
center of tanks and revolving in opposite directions, it is 
then run through sanitary nickel pipes direct to the ice 
cream freezers located on the first floor. 

These machines are the latest patent of the Miller Pasteur- 
izing Machine Co. of Canton, Ohio, and freezes the cream 
by means of the circulation of cold brine around the freezers 
instead of the old method of cracked ice and salt. 

The hands of the operator do not come in contact with 
the product from start to finish. 

The company's product is unexcelled for flavor, jnu'ity 
or smoothness. Fruit flavors only are used in the making 
of such cream as peach, strawberry, raspbcrrw |iincai)ple 



and orange. .Ml kimls of fancy forms are made, and one 
of the most poi)ular products is the country club bricks. 

These creams are sold, not only in Newark, liut are also 
distributed to l^lizabetli. Jersey City, Rahway and indeed, all 
through this section of New Jersey. Forty wagons and 
eight auto trucks are in use in the business, and these 
trucks and wagons all have specially made double-lined ice 
boxes with partitions filled with pressed cork. A dis- 
charge pi]K' connects with the interior of each box, thus 
keeping the bod)' of the vehicle dry and clean. 

On the opposite side (if Mt. Pleasant avenue is a build- 
ing 100 by 118 feet in size, three stories high, of brick with 
cement floors and fully protected against fire. The company 
has, as one of its important departments, a large carpenter 
shop, where timber is dressed and made ready for the gen- 
eral construction of wagons, ice boxes, etc. This occupies 
the main section of the ground floor. The remainder of this 
floor is used as a blacksmith shop, where two forges are 
kept busy and where wagons are assembled and completed, 
ready for the next process in the paint shop, where paint- 
ing and lettering are done. The third floor of this build- 
ing Contains the harness shop, where new harness, to be 
used in the business, is manufactured, also repair work done. 

The second floor contains the accommodation for the 
many horses in use, there being lOO stalls, all light and 
well ventilated, and containing wire partitions at the top 




N. J. ICE CKi:.\M CO., 318-320 iMT. rLE.VS.VNt AVENUE 

allowing fresh air to circulate freely. This stable is pro- 
n(.iunced one of the three finest in the city. 

The salt bins are another feature worthy of note. These 
have a capacity of five hundred tons of salt, the salt being 
brought to Newark by boat, hauled from the boat to the 
warehouse, where trucks are driven upon the huge elevator 
and hoisted to the third floor and dumped into these bins. 

The ofificers responsible for the success of the New 
Jersey Ice Cream Co., are: Presitlent, George H. Fritz, who 
is also President of the George M. Fritz and Sons, manu- 
facturers of candy; Treasurer. Frank Wadsworth, Presi- 
dent of R. Walsh and Co.; and Secretary, W. R. L'omfort. 
President of the Reid Ice Cream Co. of New York. 



166 



NeAvark Cold btorage Company 



OXIC ui the business enterprises wnrtli}' of note in itself on its accurate sy>tcni. To the ri,i;Iu.anil l)aek of tliis 
Newark, is the Newark Cokl Storage Co., whose room may he found several other receiving rooms with vary- 
warchouses are at the intersection of River and Cherry ing temperatures as may he required to accomniodate the 
streets, the buildings being numbered 41 to 47 on River goods in hand. To facilitate the handling of goods and 
street, and 36 to 42 on Cherry street, with a frontage of shorten the delay of having jjerishable merchandise held up 
84 feet on the former and 109 feet on the latter. on account of a block in the receiving rooms, there are 

In 1892 a concern known as the I'olar Construction Co. large elevators convenientlv placed on the ground floor, and 
was formed and the ])iant which it operated was known through which any part of the building ma\- he reached. 
as the Polar Cold Storage W'arehou.se. This continued in The building and the geneial lavniU is so arranged thai 
successful operation for nineteen years until June. 1911. there is no cnmniotion nor any inconxeuience experienced. 

riie possihilit\ of 
li r e consiuniug 
the plant is so re- 
mote as to he al- 
most oiu of Con- 
sideration, a 1 1 
]M-ecaution> luiv- 
ing been taken 
against such dis- 
aster. .\ lire plug 
comiecting w i t b 
the city w a 1 e r 
.system is to Ije 
found on the cor- 
ner nearest the 
buildings. a n d 
one is also on the 
opposite corner. 

The uieu al the 
head o f T b e 
N e w a r k (.'.ild 
Storage Company 
are William l''el- 
lowes !\1 o r g a n 
and .Mexander 
-Moir. the fnnner 
b e i 11 g president 
a n d treasurer, 
and tile latter 
vice-president and 
secretary. M r . 
-Morgan was born 
at Clifton, Staten 
Island, .\. \'.. and 
is now a resident 
of Short Kills, N. 

ncKlW 7IT.1 ti1 T'-' .>r.».MMX liM.lJ .-I 1 UK.YUi!. CO., K1\IM< .\.NU ini'.l<K\ Sll<l'.l!,TS. T tt , 

" '■^' ' '■" oJ J. He lias at- 

above, according to the nature of the goods in the rooms. tained prominence in the connnunitv and indeed is known 
The commodities found there include poultry, butter, eggs, throughout the State, having twice represented his district in 
cheese, apples, celery, peaches, berries, nuts, meats and in the State Legislature, in 1906 and 1908. He is a member (jf 

the Masonic order and popular in the fraternity. 



when the plant 
was taken over 
by the .Newark 
Cokl Storage Co., 
and was closed 
down for three 
mo n t h s ' time, 
during which it 
w a s coiupletely 
overiiauled. a n d 
the interior erpiip- 
mcnt was so thor- 
oughly changed as 
to bear practically 
no relation to the 
former inferior 
a r r a n g e- 
nient. The idea 
of the |) r o- 
|)rietors was to 
install the most 
modern, sam'tary 
and labor-saving 
et|ui])ment which 
couhl be secured, 
and no exjjense 
was s])ared to 
g;iin this end. The 
plant is oi)erate<l 
under what is 
known as the 
brine circulating 
systeiu. the tem- 
perature in the 
various rooms 
running from 6" 




.\K\\.\KK COI.I) STOR.VGE CO., K1\KU .\.\L) CIIICUKV SI kiaCTS. 



fact everything which may be carried in cold storage. 

Situated on the ground floor, at the left of the four large 
receiving entrances on Cherry street, and directly off from 
a spacious receiving and shipping room, is the office of tlie 
company, in which the records of all receiving, shipping and 
storage accounts are filed, and the company justly prides 



Mr. Moir is a native of Manchester, England, and is now 
a resident of .Montclair, N. J. He is highly esteemed and 
well known. His lodge affiliations are with the Masons, Mo- 
saic, No. 418, of New York City. Roth gentlemen are offi- 
cers of the Harrison Cold Storage Co. of New York. 



167 



p. Ballantme ts^ Sons 



THE THREE RINGS are known the world over as 
the trade-mark of P. Ballantine & Sons, Ilrewers and 
Maltsters, Newark, N. J., U. S. A. This trade-mark was 
adopted in 1879 and was suggested by the chief characteris- 
tics of the product of their breweries — purity, strength, 
flavor. 

The nucleus of the great business of the Ballantine Brew- 
eries was formed in Albany, N. Y., in 183,^ by the late Peter 
Ballantine, who removed to Newark in 1840. The lager 
beer brewery was started in 1870. To meet the needs of 



As Ballantme resources are ample, as Ballantine capacity 
is enormous, and as Ballantine Ales and Beers are never 
made from anything but the very choicest grain, barley- 
malt and hops, the purity of the Ballantine products is be- 
yond the veriest shadow of doubt. Expert brewers con- 
stantly supervise every process, and absolute cleanliness is 
observed in every operation. All Ballantine's Ales and 
Beers are thoroughly matured and fully ripened in order 
to perfect their condition and retain the distinctive flavors 
at their very best. No preservatives are ever used in any 




COxMBINED \'IE\VS OF THE B.VLLAN'TINE BREWERIES, NEWARK, X. 



the rapidly growing business, the corporation of P. Bal- 
lantine & Sons, embracing the ale. lager beer and malting 
business, was formed in 1883. Since then the annual output 
has increased steadily until it now amounts to over half a 
million barrels yearly. Several years ago the manufacture 
of Ballantine cereal syrup for the use of bakers was in- 
augurated, which product is used throughout America and 
has met with constantly increasing success. 

The ale brewery, malting, elevator and cereal, syrup 
buildings of the Ballantine [jlant are situated on Front, 
Fulton, Rector streets and the Passaic river : the lager beer 
brewery and bottlery are located on I-'reeman, Christie, Ox- 
ford. East Ferry and Bowery streets, Newark. All these 
buildings cover twelve acres of ground, are equipped with 
the most modern and model machinery, and contain great 
storage capacity necessary for the enormous output and 
insuring the thorough ri]iening of the Ballantine products. 
The entire brewing and bottling plant is subject to the 
supervision of the L'nited -States government. 



one of the Ballantine products. None is needed. 

There is no necessitv for argument as to the superiority 
of brewery bottling over that done elsewhere. Ballantine's 
Ales and Beers are all bottled at the brewery in a specially 
designed bottling house, equipped with the best modern 
machiner}-. The beer is conveyed to this house in bright 
copper pipes, under the supervision of V . S. Government 
officials, and is stored in glass-lined steel tanks. The latest 
bottling machinery thoroughly cleanses, sterilizes, fills and 
seals the bottles without the possibility of contamination. 
The beer does not once come into contact with the air in 
its passage from the brewery storage vats through the pi]3e 
line and the bottling machinery into the bottles in which it 
is hermetically sealed. Purit_\- of product is thus absolutely 
assured. Every sealed bottle of liallantine's Beer con- 
forms in all respects to the requirements of the United 
.States Pure I-'ood Law. Finally, handsome labels and care- 
ful packing complete the attractive presentation of thi.s 
perfectl}' made and valuable product. 



168 



Xne Josepn Hensler Brewing Company 



FOR half a century the name of Mensler has hccn a 
famihar one in connection with the brewery business in 
the city of Newark : as will be seen by a reference to the 
brewing industry record, this brewery will be found to 
stand out very prominently as having its full share of the 
business in manufacturing the mild exhilarating beverage, 
which will be found u]jon the tables of the ix'st families iu 
N'ewark and vicinity. The accompanying illustration 
shows the plant at Hamburg |)Iace. Aiyea street and ITcn- 
sler street, from which has gone forth some of 
the most delicious malt products that ever 
ticklctl the palate of the connoisseur. 

Joseph Hensler, the founder, who was a thor- 
oughly educated brewer, realized from the very 
beginning tlie importance of installing the very 
best and most modern a|)pliances and machinery 
that had at that time been invented to manufac- 
ture lager beer, as well as other malt li(|Uors. 
With his practical knowledge of brewing, which 
comes only from long service and experiments, 
he has built this vast business from small be- 
ginnings to a successful organization. As it 
stands to-day. it is among the most complete 
breweries of the country with a patronage from 
among the best, who have ever been charmed 
with the cool effervescing draugiit. which so 
])lcases the fancy and brings forth the world- 




wide recommendation of those who know. 

The immense vaults, which are kept at a low temi)crature 
by the latest improved ice or frost bearing machines arc 
kept full of Lager beer from whence, when in the best 
-stage of its ripened age it is taken forth to disiK-nscrs and 
consumers, in crates, in kegs and in barrels on the immense 
trucks owned by the company. 

This brewery is com|)osed of six Iniiidings that range from 
two to six stories, has an annual output of almost 200.000 
barrels and gives em])l(iyment to about two 
hundred workmen, who receive good wages, 
which adds materially to the industrial growth 
of .\ewark. the city of Industry. 

The Joseph Hensler Brewing Companv is in- 
cor])orated. with a capital stock of Sgoo.ooo. and 
the [)resent owners, sons of the founder, hold 
the following offices: President. \(l(iii)!i !■, 
Hensler: vice-president. Richard A. licnslcr: 
secretary and treasurer. Arthur C. Hensler. 
These gentlemen are all i)raciical brewers. They 
have the respect and confidence of their fell.nv 
men. and are always ready to do their part in an\ 
civic movement and fill places of trust with 
credit ti) themselves and satisfaction to others. 
Their intUience is also felt in commercial and 
lanking institutions in Newark and vicinit)-, in 
whose dirocti irate their names niav be found. 



llll Jmm:;mi IIIl.\>I.i:r 1jI.;i:\\ JX(, luMPA.W. IIA.MUUKG I'I.ACE, .XLVE.'i .\.\U IIK.WSLEK SXRElil; 



169 



A. Cyphers \^ Co. 



and in lo ijouml jiaper sacks packed in bnrlap ready for 
shipment to the trade at a Hberal discount. Beside these 
it also has the following packed in cartons, one dozen 
to a case for shipping: Charcoal, Cypho Grit, Crushed 
Oyster shells. Baby Chick Feed. Beef Meal, Beef Scrap, 
never secured and which they would have thought quite Lice Powder, Roup Cure. Poultry raisers have been ready 



AMONG the very many thin.^s which ha\e been de- 
veloped, during recent years, from a sli]!-shod under- 
taking into a scientific business, is that of raising and 
marketing- fowls and eggs. Under present-da\- methods, re- 
sults are being obtained that our "randfathers on the farm 



impossible. And now recent experiments and tests of vari- 
ous kinds have proven conclusi\cly that the kind of feed 
given to fowls is the factor above all others which deter- 
mines their profits and value to the owner and fancier. 

A concern in Newark which has devoted years of time 
and much money in placing on the market proper poultry 
food, is that of A. Cyphers Co., located at 65 Nesbitt street. 
This C(.)mpany dates back to 1894, the founder of the liusi- 
ness being A. Cxphers. 
After a short time the 
business began to grow 
and with growth came 
opportunities for larger 
business interest, and in 
I'ebruary, 1907, an in- 
corporated company was 
formed with $50,000 cap- 
ital stock. The officers 
of the company at pre- 
sent are President and 
Treasurer. F. \'. Cy- 
phers ; \'ice- President, 
Joseph 1). Ward; Secre- 
tary, Samuel V. l'"rc;)me, 
all of whom are resi- 
dents of East Orange, 
and gentlemen of high 
standing in both busi- 
ness and social standing. 

The warehi.iuses and elevators of the A, C_\-phers Co. are 




n 



\. CV1>III£RS CO., XESBITT STREET. 



to furnish testimonials as to the value of these products, and 
many have done so unsolicited. Among the reasons why 
the Cypher Scratching Grains have proved profitable to 
poultry men, are these : they are clean, sound and sweet ; 
they furnish a variety of food and an assortment of ma- 
terial that promotes growth and egg production : they pro- 
vide the balanced ration so necessary to the welfare 
of the fowl: they contain the nourishing food ele- 
ments found in a mix- 
ture of choice, wdiole- 
some grains, which are 
essential to the health 
and growth of the fowl ; 
the scratching grains are 
composed of selected 
grains of a high standard 
of quality, and because 
these scratching grains 
l)revent waste. As the 
com]iany handles grain 
in large quantities which 
is received direct from 
the growers, it is in 
position to quote buyers 
the lowest possible prices 
on any kind of grain 
or feed that may be re- 
quired either for stock 
or poultry feeding pur- 
poses. I'he company lia^ I mill wholesale and retail depart- 
ments and while chicken anil pigeon foods are its 
special lines, it also sells hay and other foods for stock 
quite extensively. They em])loy in various capacities twen- 
ty-five men, and have an enviable reputation for prompt 
and accurate filling of orders. They will ship goods 
to any part of the country, and any one who is not within 
easy reach of a dealer handling the Cypher Foods may 
address the company direct, who will see that goods desired 







located at Xesbitt street and the Lackawanna Ixailroad, with 
telephone connection. 1505 ISranch Brook. Here the com- 
pany has an elevator four stories in height, 50 x 125 feet 
in dimensions, and has installed modern machinery which 
enables it to unload grain, hay, etc., direct from the railroad 
cars to its elevator without cartage. This location along 
the Lackawanna tracks and the ])lacing of side tracks con- 
necting, has made these conveniences possible Beside 
this elevator, the compan\- has a two-story warehouse reach the customer. Any person keeping poultr}- or pigeons 
under separate roof, covering 125 x 50 feet in size. It who wishes to increase the egg yield or to understand more 
also has stables and wagon sheds, twenty horses being' used about jiroper feeding to produce stronger chicks or squabs, 
in the business. These are new buildings, modern and com- will find it to their a<lvantage to write the A. Cyphers Co. 
modious, having been erected since the com])any was un- for the booklet descriptive of Cypho Developer, Scratching 
fortunate enough to have had a destructive fire in 1910. Feed, Chick Food, I-'orcing Food, Laying Food, their Com- 
Among the products now made and sold by this com- petition Chick Food and Pigeon Feed. This pamphlet also 
pany are: Cypho Scratching Food (B), Scratching Grains contains some interesting letters from users of the Cypho 
(A), Cypho Baby Chick Food (B), Cypho Baby Chick Feeds, among whom is the firm of Kaufmann & W'indheim, 
Food (A), Cyjiho Morning Mash (Forcing Food) (B), originators of the I'^amous .American Beauty Strain. Rose 
Cy])ho Alorning Mash 1 Laving b'ood). and C\pho Devel- Com1) Rhode Tslanil Reds. This firm has its chicken farm 
o])er, all of which are put up in 100, 50 and 25 pounds bags, at XiUley. X. ].. and is widel\ known among the trade. 



170 



J. F. Noll &> Co., Inc. 



Ax intcrestinjif business aii<l eiiic wliicli ai)i)cal> to a large class of people, 
is that conducted by J. F. Xoll & Co., Inc., with headquarters at 115 
]\Julberry street. It acts as grower and distributor of seeds, plants, bulbs, 
etc., and also does a wholesale and retail business in the handling of garden 
and farm implements, fertilizers and poultry supplies. .\ny one who is in 
possession of land, whether it be a city lot or country acreage, needs only 
to look through the very attractive catalogue to be ins]Mred with the tlesire 
to inimciliately become a gardener. The business is largely carried on 
through mail orders and these goods are sold all over the country. Two 
traveling salesmen are maintained on the road and successfully represent 
the house. 

The company's line of jwultry supplies is large and comprehensive, and 
includes besides smaller goods the famous "Essex Model" incubators and 
brooders, also the I Santa incubators and brooders. 

The business which is now carried on by this coiupany was started in 
1898 by J. I'ranklin Xoll, who died in 1908. I lis interest in the enterprise 
is retained by his wife, Mrs. Emma W . Xoll, who is president and treasurer 
of the company, Robert J. Xoll is vice-president and secretary, an<l the 
business is conducted along most up-to-date lines. The capital stock invested 
in the enterprise is $100,000. and twenty-six ])ersons are given employment 
in various cajiacities. Several acres of grounds at Springfield. Xcw Jersey, 
are utilized by the concern as an experimental station and for the growing 
of plants and various kinds of flowers. The company is always glad to 
impart to those who apply any knowle<lge that it may have gained in this 
manner, ("atalogue and other litj:-rature will be sent on request. 




J. 1". Ndi.i. iV ('(I., iM., M I i.i'.i-.Kio' siki:i:t. 



CKarles Wolf 



THE >eeker alter econnmic laci> and the gleaner in 
the fiebl of industrial science will find in the estab- 
lishments and factories of .\ewark abundant material for 
the exposition of American genius and .\merican enter- 
prise. Xo city on this continent of double its poj)ulation 
presents a more interesting diversity of industries or a 
grander ensemble of general prosperity in commercial and 
industrial circles. There are a great many lines of busi- 
ness that are successfully carried on here, and an estab- 
lishment of the higliest standing to which wc desire to re- 
fer is that of Charles Wolf, dealer in masons" materials, 
lime, cement, lath, brick, blue stone, drain pipe, etc.. and a 



large stock of hay. >lr;i\\' and grain, oals, corn, feed, meal. 
wheat, bran, etc. The i)u>iness was first establislicd in 18S7 
by Charles Wolf, the presenl pni])rictor, Charles II. Slew- 
art and Samuel W. Stewart trading mider the name of 
Wolf, Stewart & Co. ( )ii August 1. \')\^. the Iwd Litter 
gentlemen sold their interests to .Mr. Wolf, who continues 
the business under his own name. Ills office aiifl ware- 
hou.ses are located corner Waverly and IV'shine avenues, 
on a plot of ground 100 by 200 feet, and enjoys the very 
best of railroad facilities, being located on the I'eiuisyl- 
vania Railroad line. He gives em|)loyment to twenty ])eo- 
ple and has ten horses, four trucks and a single wagon. 
During busy seasons, thirteen extra teams are re(|uire(l. 
.Mr. Wolf's residence is at Xo. 127 .South lotli street. 




CII.\RLE.S WOLF, W.WERLY AVENUE. 



171 



NeAvark Paving Company 



THE twentieth century demands scientifically built high- 
ways, and many men of brains and special training as 
well as many millions of dollars are engaged in the construc- 
tion of these roads, upon which there is an increasing 
traffic, due to improved methods of transportation. 

A concern thus engaged is the Newark Paving Co., a 
company which was incorporated in 1896 and is capitalized 
at $50,000. Its operations are extensive and are carried on 
in several sections of Xew Jersey. ( )ne feature which has 
had nuich to do with the hisjlih' successful work done under 



Street. Xo. 133. and a branch office is maintained in the 
Uuilders' and Traders' Exchange. 45 Clinton Street. The 
company is known as general contractors, and is prepared to 
do anything in the paving line. It has done all the prelimi- 
nary work which was recently done on Market Street, and 
com])lete(I work on Academy Street, Dickerson Street. Cabi- 
net Street and 19th Street. The last-named street is brick 
leaving, while the other three are in granite blocks. Men of 
affairs and others qualified to judge have said some \-ery 
forceful thing's about how satisfactorv streets wear, when 




xi:\\.\KK r.wixo co., first sxRiacr 



the supervision of the company, is the wide experience po.'-- 
.sessed by Mr. (lilligan, the president and general manager, 
who for upwards of thirty years has been engaged along this 
line. This has given him a knowledge of conditions which 
covers almost any case that may arise and makes him well 
qualified to direct construction work of any kind. 

Besides Hugh F. Gilligan as president, the conii)anv'-- 
other officers are Russell 15. Cahill. secretary and 11. T. 
Gilligan, treasurer. They are well and favorably known in 
Newark business circles and enjo\- the confidence of the 
community. 

The main officer ;md \ard> of the coni]ian\ are on I'irst 



work ha.-^ been done by the Newark l'a\'ing Co. It has also 
recently done the excavating for the new Bamberger build- 
ing. 

Among some of the larger deals handled by the company 
is the paving of the main thoroughfare at Bradley Beach, 
.v. J., and the contract was for $60,000. 

rile company has regularly two hundred employees on its 
pa\- roll and owns thirty teams of horses. It hires as many 
more men and horses as are needed to work to advantage 
and has been u^ing as nianv as ninety teams on some jobs. 

TIk- coni])aii\'s main office. 133 First Street, is connected 
with long distance phone 34^) Branch ISrook. 



1 he J. F. bnanley Company 



A.M< ).MI{.\"r"S retlectioii will briny any one to the reali- 
zation of the fact, that among the chief business in- 
terests which have to do with the development and progress 
of any country, the reliable general contractor plays a promi- 
nent ])art. Who. more than he, is an important factor in 
the building of imiwsing edifices, and in the constructing 
of means of communication between the cities and towns 
of the country? Who else is more willing to undertake diffi- 
cult tasks, to carry through with intelligent understanding 
and honest purpose the often dangerous and uncertain work 
of excavating for and erecting a modern skyscraper ? 

Xcwark has her share of commendable general contrac- 
tors, who in the past decade, have had an important part in 
changing the a])pearance of thing> in general, and in bring- 



vania Railroad Co.. which is proving highly satisfactorv to 
the iiicor])orators. It is now completing the "shortest" rail- 
road between Elizabeth and Trenton, for the Trenton Termi- 
nal Railway Com])any, and has done other work, including 
grading, etc.. in We-t Side Park. Jersey City, and West 
Hudson Park. Harrison. .\t present the company has a 
force of men engaged in paving Main street, East Orange, 
which work is nearing completion. 

This concern is a large emplo\er of labor, and in the work 
in this immediate vicinity has four or five humlred names 
on the weekly ]iay roll. .\ still larger number are found 
busy in connection with its Philadelphia enterprises. 

The company's yards and sn])ply depot in Xewark are 
found at the foot of Maclison street, facing the Passaic 




TIIK I. I' 



.\I.Mll.--o.\ 



ing this section of New Jersey up to its present enviable 
place. Among these contractors, the concern of The J. V. 
Shanley Company deserves .special mention. This house has 
been doing things for a number of years past and has 
won a name which is a valuable business as.set. 

The comjiany's main office is in Philadelphia, and branch 
establishments are maintained in Xewark. and Jersey City, 
the former being in the Esse.x building and the latter at 
2O Exchange place. Their Philadelphia office is in the Ar- 
cade building. The company is incorporated with ample 
capital stock and has at hand men and equipment suffi- 
cient to undertake almost any piece of construction work. 

Among the enterprises which this concern has handled 
successfully in the recent past is the new electric line from 
Harrison. X. |.. to Park F^lace, Xewark. for the Pennsvl- 



River. which allows the receiving by boat of all building and 
heavy material, greatly reducing freight costs. It keeps 
a full stock of commodities, machinery, etc., needed in the 
])rosecution of the work in hand, and is ])roud of the fact 
that all contracts can be economically operated. 

The J. 1". Shanley Company. Incorporated, was originated 
by the man whose name it bears. The business was original- 
ly conducted by Mr. Shanley. senior, alone, he being sole 
proprietor. After a successful period of this endeavor, an 
incorporated company was formed. J. I'". Shanley, junior, 
becoming president and J. W. Carey, secretary and treas- 
urer. It has since continued under this able management 
and has annually prospered. A number of large and diffi- 
cult contracts are now on hand and the prospects for the 
company are of the best. 



W^arren Broth 



ers Ljompany 




THIS city has shown wisdom in selecting bitnlitiiic pave- 
ment for its best streets and the policy recommended 
b_v the Board of Trade continuing the work along the main 
thoroughfare should meet the hearty approval of the citi/.ens. 

The bitulithic 
pavement is 
spread u])on a 
concrete founda- 
tion and com- 
pressed with a 
heavy road roll- 
er to the thick- 
ness of two in- 
ches. The SIU-- 
face is made of 
the best stone ob- 
tainable, varying 
in size from a 
m a X i m u m of 
about one and a 
quarter inches to 
dust, the propor- 
tions of the dif- 
ferent sizes of 
stone being so ar- 
ranged that the finer particles fit into the interstices of the 
coarser so as to reduce the air space or voids between the 
stones. The proportion used of the various sizes of mineral 
are pre-deter- 
mined by physical 
tests with a view 
to obtaining the 
smallest percent- 
age of air space or 
voids in the min- 
eral mixture, and 
vary w i t h the 
c h a r a c t c r and 
shape of particles 
of these stones in 
each particular 
case. After the 
proportions have 
been determined, 
the mineral ma- 
terial is passed 
through a rotary 
dryer, from which 
it is carried by 
elevator and through a rotary screen, which separates the 
nnneral material into several different sizes. The proper 
proportions by weight of each of these sizes is secured by 
the use of a multi-beam scale, the exact amount recjuired be- 
ing weighed out and run into twin ])Ug rotary mixer. There 
it is combined with a bituminous cement accurately weighed 
in the proper proportions. The whole is then thoroughly 



I.OOKIXi; EAST o.\ MAUIvl/i SIKi;i;r. I.AUi 11)12 




BLEECKEK STKIiliT, LAID KjUT, 



mixed together and dumped into cart> and hauled to the 
street, spread and thoroughly rolled with a heavy steam road 
roller while still hot. L'pon this surface is then spread a 
flush coat of bituminous cement, thoroughly sealing and 

waterproofing the 
surface. There is 
then a])plied a 
thin layer of fine- 
ly crushed stone 
which is rolled in- 
to the surface, 
making it rough 
and thereby af- 
fording a good 
f o o t h o 1 d for 
horses, and pre- 
venting automo- 
l)iles from skid- 
ding. This pave- 
ment has the den- 
sity and inherent 
stability that a 
permanent street 
construction r e - 
quires. Bitulithic 
pavement has the same general appearance as the asphalt 
pavement, but it is not sliii]ierv and in wearing f|ualit\' 
is vastly superior. 

The .Standard 
Bitulithic Com- 
l)any. whose of- 
fice is at II Clin- 
ton street, Xew- 
ark, which lays 
t h e bitulithic 

pavement under 
the ])atents of 
Warren lirothers 
C o m ]) a n y . 39 
T e m p 1 e place, 
Boston, Mass., 
will he glad to 
furnish any fur- 
ther information 
regarding the bit- 
ulithic pavement. 
Bitulithic pave- 
ment was first laid 
in Newark, N. J., 
in the year 11J03, at which time Bleecker street and ( )s- 
borne terrace were laid. Since then the city has laid con- 
tinuously large areas of the pavement. The following is a 
list of cities in New Jersey which have adopted the bitulithic 
as a standarcl pavement for their city: Salem, Woodstown, 
Summit, Woodbury, West Holjoken, Bloomfield, Kearny, 
Newark, Harrison, Dover, Bayonne, .\tlantic City, llolioken, 



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Perth Anilidv. Irviiigton. Xew Ilrunswick, Trenton. W'ce- 
liawken. 

Folldwing is a list of contractors wlio liavc in the i)a>t 
and are still taking large contracts for the laying of bitu- 
litliic jiavcnients in the State of Xew Jersey, niuler Warren 
lirothers Company's license agreement: 

J. F. Shaiiley 
Company, Xew- 
ark, X. J. : \'an 
Kuren & Son. 
Jersey City, X. 
J.; Xewark Pav- 
ing C o m p a n y. 
Xewark, X. J.; 
Maher & ^ic- 
Xicholas, Kearny. 
X. J.: William t. 
W i 1 k i n s o n. 
Kearny, .\. J. : 
Standard llitulith- 
ic Company, .Xew- 
ark, X. J.: Xew 
York. X' v.: C. 
H. Winans Com- 
pany, L i n d e n, 
iX. J. ; T. J. .\llen. 
Stanhope, X. J. ; 

L'valde .\s|)halt Paving Company, Jersey Citv. X. J. : Jo^ej)!! 
T. .Mnr|)]iy, West llobokcn. X. j. : K. I". ( iXeill, Jersey 
City, X. J.; E. L. ISadcr. .\tlantic City. X. J.; L'nion I'.nild- 
ing Construction 



1909 Cities. 74 S<inare Yards. 2.071,987 

I'^io ■■ 97 ■• •• 3.047.276 

1911 ■■ 99 " ■' 4,189,182 

M912 ■■ 68 '■ ■• 4,198,257 



i.i()4 miles roadway, 30 feet wide 




KKN.NKK W i:.\li:. LAID I905. 



Co., Passaic. X. J. 
While Xewark 






1 




h a s largely in- 


1 




creased its use of 


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bitulithic p a v e - 


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ment its progress 


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in this city is less 


5 


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in p r p r 1 1 n 


1 




than the increase 


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of its use through- 






out this country 






and Canada a s 






shown bv the fol- 






lowing table. 


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-- 


which shows the 
development o f 


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V ■ 




this pavement 


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since the first year 






of the present cen- 






tu ry : 






1 90 1 Cit 

1902 


es 






3.^ 


1903 ' 




40 


1904 ■ 




4.S 


1905 ■ 




4^ 


1906 




-- 




1907 ■ 




66 


1908 




62 



)etween curbs 22.431.364 
l.;uil and un- 
der c o n t r a c t 
April 30, 1912, 
4.108,257. 

Increase 1912 
over 191 1, nine- 
leen per cent. 

!■' o r y o u r 
■^prinsj; work spec- 
if\ Wairenite. the 
permanent coun- 
try road sm-face. 
Do not forget 
that it cosis thou- 
sands of dollars 
every year to re- 
])air old nKicadam 
r o a (1 > . .Surface 
_\'our roads w i t h 
Warren ite a t a 
reasonable c o > t 
.'nid you will eliminate this great c.\|)ense. 

Warrenite is a modified form of the bitulithic street pave- 
ment, ada])ted to meet the conditions which prevail on 

country roads and 
the requirements 
o f automobile 
traffic. 

It is a sanitary. 
du>tless, non-skid- 
ding roadway ;ind 
.illords a secure 
f cj o I h o 1 d for 
horses. It has ihe 
efficiency and dur- 
ability of the bitu- 
lithic street pave- 
ment and is easily 
ke|)t clean. War- 
icntine also has 
the inherent sta- 
|jilit_\- which a 
permanent coun- 
try road surface 
rec|uires. 
Square Yards. 16,400 All contractors exijerienced in the buildnig of highways 

'■ 400,831 may compete for contracts for the Warrenite load surface, 
915,630 purchasing from this company at its plant, located alon,g 
" '■ 1.041,724 the line of the work, the surface material ready t.) be laid, 

just as ]>aving blocks would be ])nrcliased from the manu- 
facturers of the blocks. 

Write for Warrenite circular. s]:)ecifications and form of 
mixture license agreement: available to all contractors. 




lii.iiKCKKK siKi:i:r, [.aid 1903. 



1. 24 1. 327 
1 .508.085 
1,924,222 
1,676.433 



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liahne v^ Company 



OXI'I of the must metropolitan features of New Jersey's 
metropolis is the great Hahne & Co. store, of which 
the people of Xewark and Northern New Jersey are very 
proud. This establishment, moilern in every detail, blazed 
a path for Newark's Inisiness men and pioneered it in the 
matter of fireproof construction in the mercantile field. 

'i'his immense store typifies the newer Xewark as much 
as any other one thing in the City of Industry, and that it 
is doing an immensely successful and ever-increasing busi- 
ness proves the wisdom of its planners and builders, for it 
should be remembered that this great building was erected 
ten years ago. 

Most of the business concerns that were in existence in 
'38 when the little ISird Store was started, have jiassed into 



fifty years of experience; fifty years of successful selling. 

The business was started as the "Newark Bird Store" 
with very limited space. It is still selling birds. But the 
space devoted to birds, though as large as the original store, 
is now but the 2,61 3tli ])art of all the s]jace in the establish- 
ment. 

In the last hundred years .Newark has increased in popu- 
lation 250 times. In half that time, this store has increased 
in size more than 2,500 times ! 

In the early days of the store no delivery system was 
necessary. After a while a wheel-barrow was used to de- 
liver the goods. Then came an innovation — the push-cart ; 
then a wagon with a real horse. Now more than a hun- 
dred wagons, many of them re(]uiring two and four horses. 




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oblivion, the businesses have crumbled, the signs with the 
old familiar names have been taken down, and they are 
practically forgotten except by the oldest inhabitants. But 
the little liird Store grew and grew, little by little, adding tb 
its stock a diversit\- of merchandise, moving into uiore com- 
fortable quarters as the business required, exi)anding year 
by year, changing, always clianging, putting ofl:" the old 
clothes, taking on the new, ever keeping up t(> date, becom- 
ing finally the greatest business house in the state — modern, 
beautiful, a credit to its owners, an ornament to the city. 

It is not simph- a store of lirick. steel and mortar but a 
store with a heart that beats true to the public — a store 
that serves, a store that confers inestimable benefits upon 
the community. It takes fifty years to build a store like 
this — fiftv vcars of effort: fiftv years of demonstration: 



and great automobiles are used to convey goods to the homes 
of its patrons. Then a little coal stove heated the store. 
Now Hahne & Co. have a great steam-making nest of boilers, 
which consume annually <;,6oo tons of coal. 

In the beginning a few gas jets sufficed to light the store. 
Now great dynamos in the store's power plant send electricity 
to thousands of arc and incandescent lights through this 
mammoth establishment, on the front of which are suspend- 
ed to-day the most powerful illuminating lamps found any- 
where in the world. 

The Hahne & Co. store is so constructed that it is vir- 
tually flooded with daylight on all sides and in the centre. 
The ventilation is perfect, the heating uniform. Its broad 
aisles and high ceilings make it a most comfortable shopping 
iilace — it is the Mecca of all Northern New Jersev. 



176 




I.. S. PLAUT & CO.. "TlIK HKIC HIVK. liROAD STREET. 



L. S. Plaut ^ Co. 



TJIE history of the firm of L. S. Plant & Cu., reads like a 
romance. Little did its founders dream that it would 
one day be classed amonaf this country's fjreatest department 
stores. 

In 1870, Leopold I'ox. and L. Simon I'laut came to Xew- 
ark and opened a small dry _a;oods store, under the name of 
"The Bee Hive," in part of the old building then standing at 
721 Broad street. The picture of the house that appeared 
at that time, is shown at the foot of this page. The dimen- 
sions of this store were 13x25 feet and at first the young 
merchants employed but one clerk. The business soon out- 
grew its narrow quarters. In 1871, they removed to 683 
Broad street. They had now 40 employes and were very 
prosperous, but quite an insignificant concern compared to 
their present size. Still greater development necessitated 
greater expansion and ere long another removal was in order. 
Xos. 715 and 719 Broad street were then selected and the 
two stores were converted in one large .store. 50x80 feet. 
Soon a rear annex, 40 feet deep had to be built and the 
two basements under the store were leased. Since that time 
the history of the firm has been one of continued success. 

At the present time the establishment of L. S. Plaut & 
Co. occupies stores and floors of 711 to 721 Broad street, 
covering an area of over 100,000 square feet. Instead of 
the one clerk employed at the mode.st beginning of the busi- 
ness, there are now more than one thousand employes, and 
instead of stock being purchased from one or two jobbers, 
experienced buyers now search the markets of both eastern 



and \\e>lern heuu.-,pheres for desirable merchandise. 

In early days the few customers carried their purchases 
home as they went, now a delivery system covers all sec- 
tions of Newark and surrounding towns and cities. 

The present proprietors are Louis Plaut and Moses Plaut, 
who are co-partners and have demonstrated to the public 
that they possess, to an unusual degree, the qualities of 
business sagacity, executive ability, and sound judgment, 
which have been reflected in their successful business career. 
They are both Newark gentlemen, thorougiily identified 
with the city, members of the Board of Trade, and other 
local organizations. 

Thev have secured much additional property for their 
store and plans are now being drawn for a modern fire- 
proof six-story building to occupy almost an entire block. 
When this modern structure is com- 
])leted it will rank with the largest build- 
ings in the country devoted to depart- 
ment store purposes, making the estab- 
lishment of L. S. Plaut & Co. one of the 
foremost of its kind in the L'nited 
States. 

This is the record of one of our large 
retail establishments in this, the "City of 
Industry," which from a small beginning 
has achieved a success that is surpas.sed 
by few stores in this and other coun- 
tries. 




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The Baker Printing Company 



PRINTING is rapidly becoming one of the big industries 
of Newark, and its growth to greatness is due to the 
persistent efiforts of the [jrinters themselves to wrest from 
the Metropolitan shops large work such as catalogues, etc., 
that had heretofore been dvme in Xew York. 




251 MARKET STREET. 

In this upbuilding it has been necessary for the Newark 
printers to measure up in every way to the standards of the 
biggest New York print shops. To-day, Newark |)rinters 
have the ability and capacity to produce the finest kind of 
printing. This fact is becoming more widely known every 
day, and gradually Xewark manufacturers and business 
men are relying entirely upon the Newark printers. 

One of the big factors in the keeping of the printing busi- 
ness in Newark has been the Baker Printing Company. 

This concern now occupies an immense building, two 
views of which are shown herewith, with an entrance on 
both Market and Clinton streets — one at 251 Market street, 
and the other at 69, 71 and 73 Clinton street. 

The business was started in 1885 in a small room in the 
old Morning Register building, 195 Market street. 

In 1888 the plant was removed to 202 and 204 Market 



was startcil, and in the following year, Toikii Talk, the illus- 
trated weekly. 

In 1890 the business moved to 251 Market street, where 
ground had been purchased by S. R. liaker and Wm. A. 
Baker, who erected the five-story brick building the company 
now occupies. At first only two floors were used. The 
Baker Printing Company was incorporated in 1898. 

In a few years the building was outgrown and a new 
building of five stories was erected on Clinton street and 
connected with the Market street building. Later on the 
company added stationery and office furniture departments 
to its business and their growth compelled the company to 
acquire more space. 

In 1910 land adjoining its Clinton street building was 
purchased and a six-story building erected, giving the com- 



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t'LlNTON STKKET. 



pany an additional ground floor space of 50x100 feet, to be 
used for the display of office furniture. 

It has not been sufficient that the Baker Printing Com- 
])any fill the wants of Newark business men in printing 
alone, but several important kindred departments have 



street, at which time the publication of the Suuda\ Standard their ])art in this great organization. Engraving, stationery, 



178 



office furniture and liuuse safes each 
has a department given over to the 
display and sale of these goods. 

The stationery department occupies 
the Market street end of the Raker 
Ihiilding, and enjoys an enviabk 
reputation for the reliability and com 
pleteness of the stock. Tlie disp!a\' 
of articles in all-glass show cases, a> 
seen in the illustration, and the at- 
tractively arranged, well filled shelves, 
make this an interesting department 

lilank books, loose-leaf devices, 
leather goods, cutlery, novelties and 
rec|uisites for card ])arties and other 
social functions are carried here, in 
addition to the complete line of 
stationery. 

The basement Ijeneath the station- 
ery department houses a display of 
safes for home and office use. and i- 
■ used also as a storeroom for supplies. 

Engraving and die stamping have 
a deijartment adjoinnig the station- 
ery, and many Newark firms depend 
on this branch of the I>aker Com])any 

for their engrave<l forms. Wedding and social engraving 
are also given careful attention. 

One may enter the Baker Office Furniture Uepartment 
from either the Market street entrance or from Clinton 
street. This important dei)artment has grown wonderfully 
in recent years, and. in 1910. when the building on Clinton 
street was erected, it was found necessarv to devote the 





SECTION OF FUKXITLKK DEP.-\KT.MEXT. 



.\ VIEW OF ST.\TIONERV STOKE. 

entire first floor to the display and sale of office furniture. 

This makes an attractive, well-lighted show room, con- 
taining a splendid stock — probably the finest in Newark — 
of desks, chairs, tables, filing devices, sectional bookca.ses. 
etc. Comi)lete office e(|uipment is carried here. 

It will be seen from the foregoing that llic I'.aker Print- 
ing C<im|)any occupies an im])ortant ])osition among business 
houses in furnishing a complete busi- 
ness servici-. 

Its rapid growth is due to the high 
standard of efficiency required in 
every de]jarlnieni. 

The officers of the company are: 
Win. .A. I'.aker. ])resi(lent ; Samuel K. 
Ilaker. \'ice-]ircsi(Ient and treasurer, 
and Jos. S. .Shoyer, secretary. The 
heads' of all dejiartmcnts and many 
of the employes are stockholders. 

The company does all kinds of print- 
ing, inchulin.g account books for banks 
and insurance companies and big cor- 
porations in Xcw Jersey and other 
states. 

Twenty years ago, the I'.aker ])rint- 
ing concern published an illustrated 
book similar to "Xewark, the City of 
Imhi^lry," which contained much of 
the early history of Newark, and 
copies of it are highly prized by their 
posses.sors. liotli puljlicatiuns are 
representations of the times in which 
they were printed, and the great ad- 
vance in manufacture can be plainly 
seen by a comparison of the two books. 



179 



INDEX 



PAGE 
American Insurance Company ..... 87 
American National Bank ..... 73 

American Platinum Works .116 

Armory of tke First Regiment, N.G. of N.J. . 24 

Art Metal Works. The 116 

Automatic W^eighing Machine Co. ... 131 

B 

Baker id Company. Inc. .115 

Baker Printing Company ... 178, 179 

Bal, Inc., Wm 150 

Ballantine &? Sons, P. . . . 168 

Barkhorn Co.. Wm. H 139 

Basch fe^ Greenfield Co. .The .... 154 

BeKrendt. Herman F. ..... . 125 

Benevolent Institutions ...... 42-45 

Bippart. Griscom id Osbom .114 

BlancKard Bro. id Lane 100 

Board of Trade 11. 12 

Brabson Brothers ..... 123 

Broad and Market Corners 21. 23, 25. 27 

Broad and Market National Bank. The ... 74 

Builders" Material id Supply Co. .... 138 



Carter, Howe id Company 111 

Chein id Company, J. ..... . 159 

Churches . 41 

City HaU 17 

City of Newark 15-59 

City Trust Company .80 

Climate and xVatcr ..... 35 

Club Houses ........ 47 

Coe & Co.. James A. ...... 136 

Coleman National Business College .56 

Continental Hotel 50 

Cook id Genung Co. ..... 137 

Court House ....... 19 

Court House, V lew from .14 
Crahb &'Co.,WiUiam 121 

Cyphers Co., A 170 

D 

Diefenthaler. John V. 107 

Dixon Cascade Pump Co., The .... 127 

Dixon, Inc.. W^iUiam 120 

Doolittle. Henry N. 1G3 

Dunham id Son. Inc.. D. B 142 

Durand fe? Co. 112 

E 

Eclipse Tanning Company. The .... 97 

Educational Advantages ..... 52-57 

Egbert &■ Co., W. V 135 

Ellis Motor Car Co. 142 

Essex Building ....... 91 



Essex County National Bank 
Eureka Cement Company. The 

F 

Faber, A. W 

Faitoute Iron and Steel Co. 

Federal Trust Company 

ridclity Trust Company 

Financial Interests .... 

Fire Department . . . . , 

Firemen s Insurance Company of Newark 

Fiske Brothers Refining Co. 

G 

General Baking Co. 

Goertz Co.. Aug. . . . . 

Gauch id Son, XA/iUiam 

H 

Hahne id Company . . . . 

Hanovia Chemical and Mfg. Co. 
Halsey id Smith, Ltd., J. H. 
Haussling, Firm of H. 
Heath id Company. Geo. W. 

Hedden Co.. CM 

Helton Electric Co. . . . . 

Heller id Merz Co.. The 

Hcnsler Brewing Company, The Joseph 

Hertz. Max .... 

Hollander id Son. A. 

Hospitals (Group) ... 

Hotel. Continental . . . . 

Howell id Company. T. P. 

Hudson Hat Mfg. Co., Inc. 



I 



Imperial Laundry Company 

Insurance 

Iron and Steel Products 

Ironbound Trust Company 

Jaburg id Bemhard 

Jewelry 

Jersey Paving Corporation 



K.aufherr id Co. . 
K-aufherr id Siegel 
K.aut2mann & Co. 
Keller id Co., Charles 
Koch & Sons, William 
Krementz id Co. 



Ladew, J. H. 

Lang Company, Henry 

Leather 



K 



PAGE 

68-70 
158 



. 155 

135 

76 

75 

60 

38-39 

86 

146 

. 157 

119 

. 162 

176 

. 147 

96 

. 158 

116 

. 153 

133 

. 143 

169 

. 100 

151 

43 

50 

96 

152 

. 159 
83 

. 125 
78 



156 
109 
160 



99 
107 
115 
113 
147 
110 



106 

101 

95 



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INDEX 



Lichtman fej* Son, J. • 

Lowentraut Mfg. Co., P. 

Lansden Company, The 

Listers Agricultural Ckemical Works 

M 

Mansfield Co., TKe . . 

Maker & FlockKart 

Market Square .... 

McCormick & Sons, E. H. . 

Mergott Company, J. E. • 

Messer. Joseph J. ... 

Monahan Stone Co. 

Morris Mfg. Co. 

Murphy Varnish Company 

MuUer, Freaerick 

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., The 

N 

National Lock Washer Co,, The 

National Newark Banking Co. . 

National State Bank 

Nieder. Charles 

Nieder, John 

Newark Business College . 

Newark Chamois Company 

Ne-(vark Cold Storage Co. 

Ne-wark Cork Works, The . 

Newark Emhroidery Works 

Newark Fire Insurance Co. 

Newark Gear Cutting Machine Co. 

New^ark Leather Machinery Co. 

Newark Paving Company 

Newark Purse Frame Mfg. Co. 

Newark Rug Works .... 

Newark Second-Hand Machinery Company, Inc. 

Newark Trust Company .... 

Nc'w Jersey Engraving Co. .... 

New Jersey Fire Insurance Company 

Ne-w Jersey Ice Cream Co. .... 

Noll &^ Co., Inc., J. F 

North Ward National Bank, The 



o 



Oppenheimer Co., Otto H. 
Oriental Rug Co. 



Passaic River View 

Payne Bros., Inc . 

Penn Paper Box Co. 

Plaut &' Co., L. S. 

Police Department 

Positive Lock Washer Co., The 

Pomeroy Company, I. 

Post Office 

Progressive Paper Box Co., The 



PAGE 

. 106 

122 

140, 141 

144 



. 154 

126, 127 

. 26 

104 
. 118 

160 
. 133 

161 
. 145 

132 
. 85 



129 

61-65 

71 

. 98 

98 

. 57 

108 

. 167 

165 

. 156 

88 

. 125 

132 

. 172 

123 

. 158 

133 

79 

161 

89 

166 

. 171 

72 



104 
160 



. 59 
134 

. 163 
177 

36-38 
130 

. 157 
20 

. 162 



Prudential Insurance Company, The 
Puhlic Buildings .... 

Public Library .... 
Public Parks ... 22, 28. 

Public Playgrounds 
Public Schools .... 

R 

Radel Leather Mfg. Company 
Railroad Stations .... 
Real Estate .... 

Reservoirs ..... 

Richmond Bros. Co. 
Robinson-Roders Company 
Roseville Trust Company, The 
Rummell Company, J. . . . 

s 

Sayre, Jr. & Co., James R. 

Schaeffer, F. A 

Schlesinger, Inc., Louis 

Schiffenhaus Brothers 

Schnefel Brothers 

Shubert Theatre .... 

Security Savings Bank 

Seeley Tube & Box Company 

Shanley Company, The J. F. . 

Shifman id Bro., A. . . . 

Simonson Co., M. W. 

Smith, Inc., Hugh .... 

Smith y Sons, L. M. . 

Smyth Co., Charles 

Specialty Paper Box Co. 

Storm Mfg. Co. .... 



PAGE 
84 

. 18 

22 

29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 

. 33.34 

52-55 

105 

. 59 

90 

. 35 

123 

148, 149 

81 

. 153 



136 
. 105 
92.93 
. 163 

121 

. 51 

82 

. 164 

173 
. 155 

155 
. 102 

103 
. 103 

162 
. 131 



Tomkins Terminal 
Tonks Brothers 



T 



U 



Union Building Company 

Union National Bank 

Universal Caster and Foundry Company 

w 

Warren Brothers Company 
Ward id Co., E. S. . 
Washington Restaurant 
West Side Trust Company 
Williamson Wire Novelty Co., C. T. 
Wolf, Charles .... 

Y 

Young Men s Christian Association 
Young Women s Christian Association 



Ziegel. bisman id Co. 

Zneiraer Button Works, The Nicolas 



94 
124 



91 

66, 67 
128 



174, 175 

102 

. 51 

77 

. 122 

171 



48 
49 

101 
124 



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